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/teˈriβle/

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Translation

terrible, dreadful, awful

Word origin

From Latin terribilis ('frightful'), from terrere ('to frighten').

Origin
Latin
Root
terribilis
English cognates
terrible, terror, deter

Grammar

Feminineterrible
Masc pluralterribles

Examples

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It was a terrible day, everything that could go wrong went wrong.

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The accident was terrible and left a mark on the whole community.

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I have had a terrible headache since this morning, it will not go away.

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It was terribly cold all week long.

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The news was terrible for the whole family.

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