horrendous

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Related terms 1.3.3 Translations

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Latin horrendus, future participle of horrēre (“‘to dread’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• enPR: hərĕn'dəs, IPA: /həˈrɛndəs/, SAMPA: /h@"rEnd@s/

  Rhymes: -ɛndəs

[edit] Adjective

horrendous (comparative more horrendous, superlative most horrendous)

1. Extremely bad; awful; terrible.

   There was horrendous carnage at the scene of the plane crash.

   My journey to work this morning was horrendous!

[edit] Synonyms

• awful, horrific, terrible

[edit] Related terms

• horrible
• horrific
• horrify
• horror

[edit] Translations