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"

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1. horrendousadjective

   Extremely bad; awful; terrible.

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

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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.

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1. Horrendousadjective

   fearful; frightful

2. Etymology: [L. horrendus.]

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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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. Mahbouba Seraj:

   I know it sounds absolutely horrendous…We really don’t have any other option.

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. Richard Bienvenue:

   The kids in my classes were from some pretty horrendous situations: dysfunction at homes, foster care, and abuse, the tears you would see, the anguish they would go through, I saw a real need.

4. Jane Nettleton:

   In the end, he said that you have to find something good that comes out of some horrendous disaster, and I found that incredibly inspiring.

5. Lammy Review recommendationsIn an interview:

   It's deeply, deeply shocking and concerning to find out that young people in our own country are being treated in this horrendous way, coronavirus is a challenge for the system, but it is not a call for democratic countries like our own to abandon norms we have fought hard for in this country. It's very, very disappointing and worrying that we're treating young people in this way.

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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
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/horrendous
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=horrendous