/teˈriβle/
Translation
terrible, dreadful, awful
Word origin
From Latin terribilis ('frightful'), from terrere ('to frighten').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- terribilis
- English cognates
- terrible, terror, deter
Grammar
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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