horrible
adjective
hor·ri·ble
ˈhȯr-ə-bəl 
ˈhär-
1
: marked by or arousing painful and intense fear, dread, dismay, or aversion : marked by or arousing horror
a horrible accident
2
: extremely bad or unpleasant
a horrible mistake
horrible food
Examples of horrible in a Sentence
He suffered a horrible death.
The crime scene was too horrible to describe.
The team had a horrible season last year.
He realized that he had made a horrible mistake.
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Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 1 May 2025
Big, wonderful, funny, horrible, strange, sad, great life.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 1 May 2025
This wasn't a horrible pick by any means, but the team could've taken a wide receiver or developmental offensive tackle instead.
—Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Apr. 2025
What happened the other day, where a judge was protecting a criminal, was horrible.
—Abc News, ABC News, 29 Apr. 2025
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“Horrible.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/horrible. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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horrible
adjective
hor·ri·ble
ˈhȯr-ə-bəl
ˈhär-
1
: marked by or arousing horror
2
: extremely unpleasant or bad
horrible food
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