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terribleextremely bad or unpleasant; causing fear or dread

Part of speech: ADJECTIVE

Definition: extremely bad or unpleasant; causing fear or dread

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈterəbl/

Korean meaning: 끔찍한, 무서운, 매우 나쁜

Korean pronunciation: 테-러-블 (강세: 테)

Example Sentences

  • My cooking is so terrible that even my dog refuses to eat it.
  • The terrible storm caused power outages throughout the city.
  • I feel terrible about forgetting your birthday.

terrible

ADJECTIVE

//ˈterəbl//

extremely bad or unpleasant; causing fear or dread

terrible concept
💡 Concept

A cook faces a terrible kitchen disaster with burning food

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terrible rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Terrible heat becomes bearable, no longer unbearable!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈterəbl/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈterəbl/

🌳Etymology

Rootterr-
Suffix--ible

Origin

라틴어 'terribilis'에서 유래되었으며, 'terrere(두려워하게 하다)'라는 동사에서 파생되었습니다. 중세 시대에는 주로 신의 분노나 자연재해를 표현할 때 사용되었던 단어입니다.

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🎵Rhyme

bearablewearableunbearable
bearable
wearable
unbearable

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My cooking is so terrible that even my dog refuses to eat it.

The terrible storm caused power outages throughout the city.

I feel terrible about forgetting your birthday.

😄 Fun example

His terrible joke made everyone groan instead of laugh.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

awfulhorribledreadfulfrightfulappalling

Antonyms

wonderfulexcellentfantastic

Related

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