Definitions for terrible
ˈtɛr ə bəlter·ri·ble

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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"

2. atrocious, abominable, awful, dreadful, painful, terrible, unspeakableadjective

   exceptionally bad or displeasing

   "atrocious taste"; "abominable workmanship"; "an awful voice"; "dreadful manners"; "a painful performance"; "terrible handwriting"; "an unspeakable odor came sweeping into the room"

3. severe, terrible, wickedadjective

   intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality

   "severe pain"; "a severe case of flu"; "a terrible cough"; "under wicked fire from the enemy's guns"; "a wicked cough"

4. frightful, terrible, awful, tremendousadjective

   extreme in degree or extent or amount or impact

   "in a frightful hurry"; "spent a frightful amount of money"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. terribleadjective

   Dreadful; causing alarm and fear.

   The witch gave him a terrible curse.

2. terribleadjective

   formidable, powerful.

3. terribleadjective

   Intense; extreme in degree or extent.

   He paid a terrible price for his life of drinking.

4. terribleadjective

   Unpleasant; disagreeable.

   The food was terrible, but it was free.

5. terribleadjective

   Very bad; lousy.

   Whatever he thinks, he is a terrible driver.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Terribleadjective

   Etymology: terrible, Fr. from terribilis, Lat.

   1. Dreadful; formidable; causing fear.

   Was this a face to be expos’d
   In the most terrible and nimble stroke
   Of quick, cross lightning. William Shakespeare, King Lear.

   Fit love for gods
   Not terrible, though terrour be in love. John Milton.

   Thy native Latium was thy darling care,
   Prudent in peace, and terrible in war. Matthew Prior.

   2. Great so as to offend: a colloquial hyperbole.

   Being indispos’d by the terrible coldness of the season, he reposed himself till the weather should mend. Edward Hyde.

   I began to be in a terrible fear of him, and to look upon myself as a dead man. John Tillotson.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Terribleadjective

   adapted or likely to excite terror, awe, or dread; dreadful; formidable

2. Terribleadjective

   excessive; extreme; severe

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Terrible

   ter′i-bl, adj. fitted to excite terror or awe: awful: dreadful.—ns. Terr′ible-in′fant, an inconveniently outspoken child—the Fr. enfant terrible; Terr′ibleness, state of being terrible: terror, dread.—adv. Terr′ibly. [L. terribilis—terrēre, to frighten.]

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'terrible' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2583

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'terrible' in Written Corpus Frequency: #932

3. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'terrible' in Adjectives Frequency: #287

How to pronounce terrible?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of terrible in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of terrible in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of terrible in a Sentence

1. Karen McDonald:

   You’re allowed to be a terrible parent, if that’s all this was, we wouldn’t be here.

2. Angela Merkel:

   International agreements and institutions are being weakened. This is worrying, since our multilateral global order comes from the lessons we learned from the terrible world wars of the last century.

3. Lopez Manjarrez:

   My mother was always happy and supporting her family. She didn't have issues with anybody, it's such a terrible loss ; I wish it wasn't true.

4. Darryl Frary:

   I am sure the influx of people from California who bring their bad ideas here( will change things), they go over there and screw it up and never learn their lesson. They leave because it is so terrible and then they spread it around. ... It concerns me.

5. Isaac Phaahla:

   It’s terrible when you are betrayed by one of your own.

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