Meaning & use
horrendous
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Extremely unpleasant, shocking, or horrifying.
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The storm caused horrendous damage to homes along the coast.
Traffic was horrendous on the highway after the accident.
A note on using this word
Often used with mild exaggeration in everyday speech, as in 'horrendous traffic' or 'a horrendous mistake.'
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