- very serious or extreme
- informal of poor quality; unpleasant or bad
- causing terror
- causing awe
ˈterribleness n
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
ter•ri•ble /ˈtɛrəbəl/USA pronunciation
adj.
ter•ri•bly, adv.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024- distressing;
severe:a terrible battle. - horrible;
awful:We had a terrible time at their party. - very great:a terrible responsibility.
ter•ri•bly, adv.
ter•ri•ble
(ter′ə bəl),USA pronunciation adj.
ter′ri•ble•ness, n.
- 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.
- Latin terribilis, equivalent. to terr(ēre) to frighten + -ibilis -ible
- late Middle English 1400–50
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged fearful, frightful, appalling, dire, horrible, horrifying, terrifying, horrendous, horrid.
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terrible /ˈtɛrəbəl/ adj
ˈterribleness n
ˈterribleness n
'terrible' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Gorgon
- Ivan IV
- Novgorod
- a
- almighty
- annus horribilis
- awful
- bareboned
- blow
- bold
- bother
- clash
- clatter
- death
- deinonychus
- dire
- direful
- doom
- dread
- dreadful
- else
- enfant terrible
- fate
- fell
- fine
- frightful
- gentle
- ghastly
- grammar
- hopping
- horrible
- hungry
- juggernaut
- lacquer
- letdown
- lurid
- marvelous
- performance
- predicament
- racket
- rumpus
- shocking
- sit out
- smart
- terribly
- thunderbolt
- tremendous
- troubled waters
- write-up