Meaning & use
horrible
Causing horror, shock, or intense dislike; extremely unpleasant or bad.
See it in a sentence
They described the storm damage as horrible, with entire roofs torn away.
I had a horrible headache all day and could barely concentrate.
A note on using this word
In casual speech, horrible is often used loosely for anything mildly unpleasant, not just genuinely shocking events.
Words with a similar meaning
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Words with an opposite meaning
wonderfulpleasant
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