terrible
distressing; severe: a terrible winter.
extremely bad; horrible: terrible coffee;a terrible movie.
exciting terror, awe, or great fear; dreadful; awful.
formidably great: a terrible responsibility.
Origin of terrible
1Other words for terrible
3 | fearful, frightful, appalling, dire, horrible, horrifying, terrifying, horrendous, horrid |
Other words from terrible
- ter·ri·ble·ness, noun
- un·ter·ri·ble, adjective
Words Nearby terrible
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How to use terrible in a sentence
Aki was dead right — the way I’d handled the situation was terrible.
What if Your Company Had No Rules? (Bonus Episode) | Maria Konnikova | September 12, 2020 | FreakonomicsMaybe even, if the threat seems terrible enough and the situation pulls you along, drawing the worst from you, you might find yourself a perpetrator.
Believing in Monsters: David Livingstone Smith on the Subhuman - Facts So Romantic | Eric Schwitzgebel | September 11, 2020 | NautilusSeems like it would have been easier to write how terrible a style choice oversized T-shirts are.
He was a business owner also, and it really did work, all the jobs I had that I was terrible at — well, no, it wasn’t that I’m terrible at, that I was angry at because I wasn’t getting the management I needed.
Tan France Goes Deep on Racism and When He Almost Quit ‘Queer Eye’ | Eugene Robinson | September 3, 2020 | OzyThe workers at this facility had the courage to stand up against this terrible treatment.
Temp Workers Fight Back Against Alleged Sexual Harassment and Say They Face Retaliation for Doing So | by Melissa Sanchez | August 28, 2020 | ProPublica
He returned home to learn that his 9-year-old son had been awakened in the night by a terrible dream.
Choking Back Tears, Thousands of Cops Honor Fallen Officer Ramos | Michael Daly | December 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe birds are debeaked, suffer ulcers, and terrible feet conditions.
The History of the Chicken: How This Humble Bird Saved Humanity | William O’Connor | December 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAmelia says some truly terrible things to Sam, supposedly inhabited by the Babadook but really consumed in grief.
Most frustratingly for the school chancellor, this made it all but impossible to fire terrible teachers.
I knew because I rifled through his mail that terrible October morning.
I Was Gang Raped at a UVA Frat 30 Years Ago, and No One Did Anything | Liz Seccuro | December 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTJudge or sheriff, it was all one to them, each being equally terrible in their eyes.
The Bondboy | George W. (George Washington) OgdenTerror drives you on; fate coerces you; you can't help yourself, and my delight is to make the plunge terrible.
Checkmate | Joseph Sheridan Le FanuThe king was struck with horror at the description I had given him of those terrible engines, and the proposal I had made.
Gulliver's Travels | Jonathan SwiftThe history of that terrible hour is brightened by many such instances of native fealty.
The Red Year | Louis TracyHe stood listening to what I was saying, and I recall that when I turned slightly and saw his face, it was terrible!
The Homesteader | Oscar Micheaux
British Dictionary definitions for terrible
/ (ˈtɛrəbəl) /
very serious or extreme: a terrible cough
informal of poor quality; unpleasant or bad: a terrible meal; a terrible play
causing terror
causing awe: the terrible nature of God
Origin of terrible
1Derived forms of terrible
- terribleness, noun
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