horrendous

Pronunciation

• enPR: hərĕn'dəs, IPA ^(key): /həˈrɛndəs/

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Adjective

Positive horrendous

Comparative more horrendous

Superlative most horrendous

1. Horrendous is something that is large and so dreadful or horrible that it makes you tremble with fear.

   She heard a horrendous noise as the truck smashed into the wall.

   There was horrendous carnage at the scene of the plane crash.

   My journey to work this morning was horrendous!

Related words

• horror
• horrific
• horrid
• horrible
• horrify