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terrible Definition


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terrible
adj
    1. colloq
      Very bad.
      Example: a terrible singer
      Thesaurus: dreadful, awful, horrendous, frightful.
    2. colloq
      Very great; extreme.
      Example: a terrible gossip
    3. Causing great fear or terror.
      Thesaurus: horrible, dreadful, abhorrent, awful, horrendous, horrific, loathsome, distressing, revolting, frightful; Antonym: pleasant.
    4. Causing suffering or hardship and requiring great strength or fortitude.
      Example: a terrible struggle
Etymology: 15c: from Latin terribilis, from terrere to frighten.



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