horrendous

The definition of horrendous is something really bad, horrible or awful.

(adjective)

An extremely bad and unpleasant experience is an example of a horrendous experience.

See horrendous in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

horrible; frightful

Origin: L horrendus < prp. of horrere: see horrid

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See horrendous in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Hideous; dreadful: “Horrendous explosions shook the whole city” (Howard Kaplan).

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Origin: From Latin horrendus

Origin: , from

Origin: gerundive of horrēre, to tremble

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