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horrendous

[ haw-ren-duhs, ho- ]

adjective

  1. shockingly dreadful; horrible:

    a horrendous crime.

    Synonyms: hideous, frightful, appalling



horrendous

/ hɒˈrɛndəs /

adjective

  1. another word for horrific


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Derived Forms

  • horˈrendously, adverb

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Other Words From

  • hor·rendous·ly adverb

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Word History and Origins

Origin of horrendous1

1650–60; < Latin horrendus dreadful, to be feared (gerund of horrēre to bristle, shudder), equivalent to horr- (akin to hirsute ) + -endus gerund suffix

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Word History and Origins

Origin of horrendous1

C17: from Latin horrendus fearful, from horrēre to bristle, shudder, tremble; see horror

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Example Sentences

Different countries and different conflicts, yet the same horrendous stories of violence emerge.

It takes just as long to fly to Miami, he ponders, as it does to navigate the horrendous traffic on the Long Island Expressway.

My religion did not allow me to be quiet about these horrendous crimes that I have seen.

It was horrendous, because what the temperature of that water does to your pride… Stone: …and Prejudice.

Even when bred in captivity, Leahy said breeding facilities are often horrendous, resembling factory farming.

I jammed it on my head and then grabbed my throat and made horrendous retching noises.

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The horrendous act of Jacob Miller, therefore, created a sensation.

Or, rather, each horrendous brain had a few partially material appendages and appurtenances recognizable as bodily organs.

Slowly, irresistibly, the horrendous figure stalked forth into the dim light.

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