terrible — meaning in English
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English meaning
- abysmal adj Extremely bad; of very poor quality.
- awful adj Very bad or unpleasant.
- dire adj Extremely serious or urgent, often warning of disaster.
- dreadful adj Very bad, unpleasant, or shocking.
- excruciating adj Extremely painful or unbearably intense.
- fearful adj Feeling afraid or anxious.
- terrible adj Very bad or unpleasant.
Senses
terrible is used for these senses in English:
- abysmal (figurative) Extremely bad; terrible.
- awful (dated) Causing fear or horror; appalling, terrible.
- dire Requiring action to prevent bad consequences: urgent, pressing.
- dire Expressing bad consequences: dreadful; dismal.
- dreadful Full of something causing dread, whether
- excruciating Causing great pain or anguish, agonizing
- fearful (dated) Terrible; shockingly bad.
- terrible Dreadful; causing terror, alarm and fear; awesome
abysmal — full definition
- adj Extremely bad; of very poor quality.
- adj Resembling a bottomless pit; immense and deep.
awful — full definition
- adj Very bad or unpleasant.
- adv informal: Very; extremely.