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hor·rid

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–adjective

1.	such as to cause horror; shockingly dreadful; abominable.

2.	extremely unpleasant or disagreeable: horrid weather; She thought her uncle was horrid.

3.	Archaic. shaggy or bristling; rough.

[Origin: 1580–90; < L horridus bristling, rough, equiv. to horr- (s. of horrére to stand on end, bristle) + -idus -id⁴

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—Related forms

hor·rid·ly, adverb

hor·rid·ness, noun

—Synonyms 2. nasty, vile, odious, abominable.

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hor·rid Audio Help (hôr'ĭd, hŏr'-) Pronunciation Key
adj.

Causing horror; dreadful.
Extremely disagreeable; offensive.
Archaic Bristling; rough.

[Alteration (influenced by Latin horridus, bristling) of Middle English horred, past participle of horren, to bristle, from Latin horrēre, to tremble, bristle.]

hor'rid·ly adv., hor'rid·ness n.

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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
horrid

1410, "hairy, shaggy, bristling," from L. horridus "bristly, prickly, rough, horrid, frightful," from horrere "to bristle with fear, shudder" (see horror). Sense weakened 17c. to "unpleasant, offensive."

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horrid
adjective
1.	exceedingly bad; "when she was bad she was horrid"
2.	grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror; "subjected to outrageous cruelty"; "a hideous pattern of injustice"; "horrific conditions in the mining industry" [syn: hideous]

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
ˈhorrid1 [-rid] adjective

unpleasant
Example: That was a horrid thing to say.

Arabic:	فَظيع، رَديء
Chinese (Simplified):	令人讨厌的
Chinese (Traditional):	令人討厭的
Czech:	hrozný
Danish:	rædselsfuld
Dutch:	abject
Estonian:	vastik
Finnish:	inhottava
French:	affreux
German:	schrecklich
Greek:	απαίσιος
Hungarian:	szörnyű
Icelandic:	hræðilegur; andstyggilegur
Indonesian:	tidak menyenangkan
Italian:	orrendo, orribile

Japanese:	いやな
Korean:	몹시 불쾌한
Latvian:	riebīgs
Lithuanian:	baisus
Norwegian:	vemmelig, ekkel, gyselig
Polish:	straszny, okropny
Portuguese (Brazil):	horrível
Portuguese (Portugal):	feio
Romanian:	urât
Russian:	отвратительный
Slovak:	hrozný
Slovenian:	grozljiv
Spanish:	horroroso, horrible; odioso
Swedish:	nedrig, hemsk
Turkish:	iğrenç, çirkin

ˈhorrid2 [-rid] adjective

dreadful
Example: a horrid shriek

Arabic:	مُرَوِّع ، مُرْعِب
Chinese (Simplified):	可怕的
Chinese (Traditional):	可怕的
Czech:	strašlivý
Danish:	frygtelig
Dutch:	vreselijk
Estonian:	hirmus
Finnish:	hirvittävä
French:	horrible
German:	schrecklich
Greek:	φρικτός,τρομακτικός
Hungarian:	borzasztó
Icelandic:	hræðilegur
Indonesian:	mengerikan
Italian:	orribile

Japanese:	おぞましい
Korean:	무시무시한
Latvian:	šausmīgs; briesmīgs
Lithuanian:	baisus
Norwegian:	reddsom, fæl
Polish:	straszny, przeraźliwy
Portuguese (Brazil):	pavoroso
Portuguese (Portugal):	horrendo
Romanian:	înfricoşător
Russian:	ужасный
Slovak:	strašný
Slovenian:	grozen
Spanish:	horroroso, horrible
Swedish:	hemsk, otäck
Turkish:	korkunç

See also: horrible, horrify, horrific, horror

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Horrid

Ab*hor"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Abhorred; p. pr. & vb. n. Abhorring.] [L. abhorrere; ab + horrere to bristle, shiver, shudder: cf. F. abhorrer. See Horrid.]

1. To shrink back with shuddering from; to regard with horror or detestation; to feel excessive repugnance toward; to detest to extremity; to loathe.

Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good. --Rom. xii. 9.

2. To fill with horror or disgust. [Obs.]

It doth abhor me now I speak the word. --Shak.

3. (Canon Law) To protest against; to reject solemnly. [Obs.]

I utterly abhor, yea, from my soul Refuse you for my judge. --Shak.

Syn: To hate; detest; loathe; abominate. See Hate.

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