terrible

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Aw man ,  that's   terrible !
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Meaning

Synonyms

horrible
B1
dreadful
C1
awful
B1
frightful
C2
fearful
C2
😨
frightening
C1
terrifying
C1
gruesome
C2
formidable
C2
tremendous
C1
terrific
B2
abysmal
43k
atrocious
21k
violent
B2
fierce
C1
horrendous
C2
ghastly
C2
fearsome
C2
horrifying
C2
appalling
C2
horrific
C2
scary
B1
severe
B2
serious
A1
bad
A1
👎
hideous
C1
cruel
B2
dreaded
C2
horrid
C2
shocking
C1
dread
C2
direful
dire
C2
grisly
25k
amazing
A2
grave
B1
🪦
awesome
A2

very bad

abominable
20k
monstrous
C2
tragic
B2

deadly

intolerable
C2
unspeakable
C2
hellish
21k
god-awful
29k
dismal
22k
disastrous
C2
alarming
C2
heavy
B1
Translations

schrecklich
terrible
terrible
terribile
furchtbar
horrible
terrível
épouvantable
affreux
horrible

τρομερός

horrível
terrible
Frequency

A2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈtɛɹəbəl/
Etymology

Inherited from Middle English
terrible
In summary

Inherited from Middle English terrible, from Old French terrible, from Latin terribilis (“frightful”), from terreō (“I frighten, terrify, alarm; I deter by terror, scare (away)”). Compare terror, deter. By surface analysis, terror + -ible.

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