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horrendous

adjectivegeneral usecommon/uˈʁẽdu/hor·ren·do

Definitions

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1

Causing horror, revulsion, or intense fear; extremely ugly, unpleasant, or shocking.

Usage examples

The accident left a horrendous scene on the road.
He told a horrendous story about the war.

Common combinations

horrendous scenehorrendous crimehorrendous appearance
2

Of very poor quality; terrible, awful.

Usage examples

The team played a horrendous game and lost five to zero.
He made a horrendous mistake in the report.

Common combinations

horrendous mistakehorrendous resulthorrendous performance