Definition of terrible Terrible
/tɛˈɹʌbʌl/ - [terubul] - ter•ri•ble
We found 16 definitions of terrible from 6 different sources.
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| terrible - intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality; "severe pain"; "a severe case of flu"; "a terrible cough"; "under wicked fire from the enemy's guns"; "a wicked cough" | ||
| severe, wicked | ||
| intense (of color) having the highest saturation; "vivid green"; "intense blue" | ||
| terrible - exceptionally bad or displeasing; "atrocious taste"; "abominable workmanship"; "an awful voice"; "dreadful manners"; "a painful performance"; "terrible handwriting"; "an unspeakable odor came sweeping into the room" | ||
| atrocious, abominable, awful, dreadful, painful, unspeakable | ||
| bad feeling physical discomfort or pain (`tough' is occasionally used colloquially for `bad'); "my throat feels bad"; "she felt bad all over"; "he was feeling tough after a restless night" | ||
| terrible - causing fear or dread or terror; "the awful war"; "an awful risk"; "dire news"; "a career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked"; "the dread presence of the headmaster"; "polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was"; "a dreadful storm"; "a fearful howling"; "horrendous explosions shook the city"; "a terrible curse" | ||
| awful, dire, direful, dread, dreaded, dreadful, fearful, fearsome, frightening, horrendous, horrific | ||
| alarming frightening because of an awareness of danger | ||
| terrible - extreme in degree or extent or amount or impact; "in a frightful hurry"; "spent a frightful amount of money" | ||
| frightful, awful, tremendous | ||
| extraordinary (of an official) serving an unusual or special function in addition to those of the regular officials; "an ambassador extraordinary" | ||
| colloquialism a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech | ||
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Wiktionary 
- terrible (Adjective)
Dreadful; causing alarm and fear. - terrible (Adjective)
formidable, powerful. - terrible (Adjective)
Intense; extreme in degree or extent. - terrible (Adjective)
Unpleasant; disagreeable. - terrible (Adjective)
Very bad; lousy.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- terrible (a.)
Adapted or likely to excite terror, awe, or dread; dreadful; formidable. - terrible (a.)
Excessive; extreme; severe.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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terrible
Dreadful; causing alarm and fear. -
terrible
Of very poor quality. -
terrible
Intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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terrible
ter′i-bl, adj. fitted to excite terror or awe: awful: dreadful.—ns. Terr′ible-in′fant, an inconveniently outspoken child—the Fr. enfant terrible; Terr′ibleness, state of being terrible: terror, dread.—adv. Terr′ibly. [L. terribilis—terrēre, to frighten.]
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