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horrid
hor·rid H0281500 (hôr′ĭd, hŏr′-)adj.1. Causing horror; dreadful.2. Extremely disagreeable; offensive.3. Archaic Bristling; rough.
[Alteration (influenced by Latin horridus, bristling) of Middle English horred, past participle of horren, to bristle, from Latin horrēre, to tremble, bristle.]
hor′rid·ly adv.hor′rid·ness n.horrid (ˈhɒrɪd) adj1. disagreeable; unpleasant: a horrid meal. 2. repulsive or frightening3. informal unkind[C16 (in the sense: bristling, shaggy): from Latin horridus prickly, rough, from horrēre to bristle] ˈhorridly adv ˈhorridness nhor•rid (ˈhɔr ɪd, ˈhɒr-)
adj. 1. such as to cause horror; shockingly dreadful; abominable. 2. extremely unpleasant or disagreeable; nasty. 3. Archaic. bristling; rough. [1580–90; < Latin horridus bristling, rough, dreadful, derivative of horrēre] hor′rid•ly, adv. hor′rid•ness, n. horrible, horror, horrid - Horrible, horror, and horrid are from Latin horrere, "stand on end" (hair) or "tremble, shudder," and the original sense of horrid was "bristly, shaggy, rough."See also related terms for horror.
horrific, horrendous, horrible, horrid - In decreasing degree of horror: horrific, horrendous, horrible, horrid.See also related terms for horror.horrible horrid horrific">horrific horrifying">horrifying horrendous">horrendous1. describing unpleasant events or experiencesAll of these words except horrid can be used to describe a very unpleasant and shocking event, experience, or story. Still the horrible shrieking came out of his mouth.It was one of the most horrific experiences of my life....the horrifying descriptions of life in the trenches....the horrendous murder of a prostitute.2. expressing dislikeIn conversation, people use horrible and horrid to show their dislike for someone or something. These words can be used to describe almost anything which is unpleasant, ugly, disgusting, or depressing. The hotel was horrible.His suit was a horrible colour.We had to live in a horrid little flat.3. for emphasisHorrible is also used in front of a noun to emphasize how bad something is. For example, you can say 'I've made a horrible mistake'. Everything's in a horrible muddle.Horrendous is usually used to describe something which is extremely difficult to deal with. ...horrendous problems.The cost can be horrendous.Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | horrid - exceedingly bad; "when she was bad she was horrid"bad - having undesirable or negative qualities; "a bad report card"; "his sloppy appearance made a bad impression"; "a bad little boy"; "clothes in bad shape"; "a bad cut"; "bad luck"; "the news was very bad"; "the reviews were bad"; "the pay is bad"; "it was a bad light for reading"; "the movie was a bad choice" | | 2. | horrid - grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror; "subjected to outrageous cruelty"; "a hideous pattern of injustice"; "horrific conditions in the mining industry"hideous, horrific, outrageousoffensive - unpleasant or disgusting especially to the senses; "offensive odors" |
horridadjective1. (Informal) unpleasant, terrible, awful, offensive, nasty, disgusting, horrible, dreadful, obscene, disagreeable, yucky or yukky (slang) What a horrid smell!2. (Informal) nasty, dreadful, horrible, mean, unkind, cruel, beastly (informal) I must have been a horrid little girl.horridadjective1. Causing great horror:bloodcurdling, hair-raising, horrible, horrific, terrific.2. Extremely unpleasant to the senses or feelings:atrocious, disgusting, foul, nasty, nauseating, offensive, repellent, repulsive, revolting, sickening, ugly, unwholesome, vile.3. Shockingly repellent:ghastly, grim, grisly, gruesome, hideous, horrible, lurid, macabre.Translationshorrible, horrid etc see horror
horror (ˈhorə) noun1. great fear or dislike. She has a horror of spiders; She looked at me in horror. 極大恐懼，極端厭惡 极端厌恶2. a disagreeable person or thing. Her little boy is an absolute horror. 令人厭惡的人或事 讨厌透顶的人或事ˈhorrible adjective1. causing horror; dreadful. a horrible sight. 令人毛骨悚然的 令人毛骨悚然的2. unpleasant. What a horrible day! 令人討厭的 令人很不愉快的，极讨厌的 ˈhorribleness noun 可怕 可怕ˈhorribly adverb 可怕地 可怕地ˈhorrid (-rid) adjective1. unpleasant. That was a horrid thing to say. 令人討厭的 令人讨厌的2. dreadful. a horrid shriek. 可怕的 可怕的horrific (həˈrifik) adjective terrible; terrifying. a horrific accident; a horrific journey. 可怕的，恐佈的 令人恐惧的，极其可怕的 ˈhorrify (-fai) verb to shock greatly. Mrs Smith was horrified to find that her son had a tattooed chest. 使驚駭 使惊骇ˈhorrifying adjective 恐怖的 恐怖的EncyclopediaSeehorrorhorrid
Synonyms for horridadj unpleasantSynonyms- unpleasant
- terrible
- awful
- offensive
- nasty
- disgusting
- horrible
- dreadful
- obscene
- disagreeable
- yucky or yukky
adj nastySynonyms- nasty
- dreadful
- horrible
- mean
- unkind
- cruel
- beastly
Synonyms for horridadj causing great horrorSynonyms- bloodcurdling
- hair-raising
- horrible
- horrific
- terrific
adj extremely unpleasant to the senses or feelingsSynonyms- atrocious
- disgusting
- foul
- nasty
- nauseating
- offensive
- repellent
- repulsive
- revolting
- sickening
- ugly
- unwholesome
- vile
adj shockingly repellentSynonyms- ghastly
- grim
- grisly
- gruesome
- hideous
- horrible
- lurid
- macabre
Synonyms for horridadj exceedingly badRelated Wordsadj grossly offensive to decency or moralitySynonyms- hideous
- horrific
- outrageous
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