annus horribilis


an·nus hor·rib·i·lis

A5335300 (ăn′əs hô-rĭb′ə-lĭs, hŏ-)n. pl. an·ni hor·rib·i·les (ăn′ī hô-rĭb′ə-lēz, ăn′ē, hŏ-) A year notable for great adversity or misfortune; a disastrous year.
[New Latin : annus, year + horribilis, horrible.]

annus horribilis

(ˈænʊs hɒˈriːbɪlɪs) na terrible year[C20: from Latin, modelled on annus mirabilis, first used by Elizabeth II of the year 1992]

annus horribilis

A Latin phrase meaning year of horrors, used to mean a year in which many horrible things happened.