horrendous

adjective

/həˈrendəs/

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terrible or extremely unpleasant synonym horrific, horrifying
- She had sustained horrendous injuries.
- The police officer said the attack was the most horrendous he had ever seen.
- The conditions in the camp were absolutely horrendous.
(informal) extremely unpleasant and unacceptable synonym terrible
- horrendous traffic
- They have horrendous financial problems.
Some speakers do not pronounce the ‘h’ at the beginning of horrendous and use ‘an’ instead of ‘a’ before it. This now sounds old-fashioned.
Synonyms terrible
terrible
- awful
- horrible
- dreadful
- vile
- horrendous
These words all describe something that is very unpleasant.
- terrible very bad or unpleasant; making you feel unhappy, frightened, upset, ill, guilty or disapproving:
  What terrible news!
  That’s a terrible thing to say!
- awful (rather informal) very bad or unpleasant; used to describe something that you do not like or that makes you feel depressed, ill, guilty or disapproving:
  That’s an awful colour.
  The weather last summer was awful.
- horrible (rather informal) very unpleasant; used to describe something that you do not like:
  The coffee tasted horrible.
- dreadful (especially British English, rather informal) very bad or unpleasant; used to describe something that you do not like or that you disapprove of:
  What dreadful weather!
- vile (informal) extremely bad or unpleasant:
  There was a vile smell coming from the room.
  He was in a vile mood.
- horrendous (rather informal) extremely unpleasant and unacceptable:
  The traffic around the city was horrendous.
Patterns
- terrible/awful/horrible/dreadful for somebody
- a(n) terrible/awful/horrible/dreadful/vile thing
- a(n) terrible/awful/horrible/vile smell
- terrible/awful/horrible/dreadful/vile/horrendous conditions
- terrible/awful/horrible/dreadful/vile weather
- terrible/awful/dreadful news
Extra Examples
- a pretty horrendous experience
- The traffic around the city was horrendous.
- The whole experience was just horrendous.

Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Latin horrendus (gerund of horrere ‘(of hair) stand on end’) + -ous.

单词	horrendous
释义	horrendous adjective /həˈrendəs/ /həˈrendəs/ jump to other results terrible or extremely unpleasant synonym horrific, horrifying She had sustained horrendous injuries. The police officer said the attack was the most horrendous he had ever seen. The conditions in the camp were absolutely horrendous. (informal) extremely unpleasant and unacceptable synonym terrible horrendous traffic They have horrendous financial problems. Some speakers do not pronounce the ‘h’ at the beginning of horrendous and use ‘an’ instead of ‘a’ before it. This now sounds old-fashioned. Synonyms terribleterrible awful horrible dreadful vile horrendous These words all describe something that is very unpleasant. terrible very bad or unpleasant; making you feel unhappy, frightened, upset, ill, guilty or disapproving: What terrible news! That’s a terrible thing to say! awful (rather informal) very bad or unpleasant; used to describe something that you do not like or that makes you feel depressed, ill, guilty or disapproving: That’s an awful colour. The weather last summer was awful. horrible (rather informal) very unpleasant; used to describe something that you do not like: The coffee tasted horrible. dreadful (especially British English, rather informal) very bad or unpleasant; used to describe something that you do not like or that you disapprove of: What dreadful weather! vile (informal) extremely bad or unpleasant: There was a vile smell coming from the room. He was in a vile mood. horrendous (rather informal) extremely unpleasant and unacceptable: The traffic around the city was horrendous. Patterns terrible/awful/horrible/dreadful for somebody a(n) terrible/awful/horrible/dreadful/vile thing a(n) terrible/awful/horrible/vile smell terrible/awful/horrible/dreadful/vile/horrendous conditions terrible/awful/horrible/dreadful/vile weather terrible/awful/dreadful news Extra Examples a pretty horrendous experience The traffic around the city was horrendous. The whole experience was just horrendous. Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Latin horrendus (gerund of horrere ‘(of hair) stand on end’) + -ous.
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