Terrible Definition

tĕrə-bəl
adjective
Causing terror; fearful; frightful; dreadful.
Webster's New World
Extremely formidable.
Terrible responsibilities.
American Heritage
Extreme; intense; severe.
Webster's New World
Very bad, unpleasant; disagreeable, etc.
Webster's New World
Very bad.
A terrible actor.
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Origin of Terrible

  • From French, from Latin terribilis (“frightful"), from terrere (“to frighten"). Compare terror, deter.

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English from Old French from Latin terribilis from terrēre to frighten

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Terrible Sentence Examples

  • It was a terrible choice for a hiding place.

  • They wouldn't all be there unless something terrible had happened.

  • It must have been terrible for Yancey.

  • If it was a bear, she was in a terrible predicament.

  • Anyway, what's so terrible about a woman wearing pants?

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