horrible

/ˈhɒr.ɪ.bəl/

very unpleasant or shocking

The movie had a horrible ending.

The ending was very unpleasant and disappointing.

informal

extremely unpleasant, shocking, or distressing

She had a horrible experience at the hospital.

Her experience was very unpleasant and distressing.

Often used to describe something that causes strong negative emotions.

Collocations

horrible experiencea very unpleasant or distressing eventhorrible mistakea very bad error or blunderhorrible newsvery bad or shocking information

Use 'horrible' to describe something that is very unpleasant or shocking.

From Middle English 'horrible', from Old French 'horrible', from Latin 'horribilis', from 'horrere' (to bristle, shudder).

Often used to emphasize strong negative feelings about something.

horr

fear or dread

root

-ible

able to be

suffix

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