Definitions for horrendous
həˈrɛn dəshor·ren·dous

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. awful, dire, direful, dread(a), dreaded, dreadful, fearful, fearsome, frightening, horrendous, horrific, terribleadjective

   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"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. horrendousadjective

   Extremely bad; awful; terrible.

2. Etymology: From Latin horrendus, future participle of horrere.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Horrendous

   Horrendous is an American death metal band from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The band has released four full-length studio albums to date, the most recent being Idol, released through Season of Mist on September 28, 2018.

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1. horrendous

   Horrendous is an adjective used to describe something extremely unpleasant, horrifying, or terrible. It refers to a situation, event, or thing that causes a high degree of fear, shock, disgust, or repulsion.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Horrendousadjective

   fearful; frightful

2. Etymology: [L. horrendus.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of horrendous in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of horrendous in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of horrendous in a Sentence

1. Mike Zhao:

   We are confident that a majority of justices will uphold the U.S. Constitution and end the divisive and failing policy of using race in college admissions, because of such horrendous discrimination, many Asian-American applicants have to hide their racial identity to get admitted by America’s selective colleges. Unfortunately, in 21st century America, our children are still being treated as second-class citizens.

2. Andrew Kaczynski:

   It's a horrible, horrendous experience to go through to watch your child suffer the side effects of chemotherapy, you're basically putting your kid through hell for the chance of saving their life. And you do it because it's the only shot you have.

3. Saudi Ministry of Environment:

   The ministry confirms that this horrendous act is against the teachings of Islam that call for animal welfare, and it is also against the laws of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Gulf Cooperation Council.

4. Donald Trump:

   We must continue once again to shine a light on the horrendous atrocities taking place around the corner and around the globe, we must continue to fight injustice in all its forms, in whatever scale or shape it takes in our lives. Together, we must declare that the era of allowing brutality against women and children is over, while affirming that the time for empowering women around the world is now. For wherever women are diminished, the entire world is diminished with them.

5. Kerri Sackville:

   When I was reading this I was just horrified. I mean I'd read other messages before but just seeing them all compiled like that was just so confronting and so horrendous, then I was inspired by what happened after the Paris attacks where somebody tweeted out the names of all the victims one by one and I thought there was a lot of power in that.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=horrendous
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Horrendous
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horrendous
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/horrendous