horrible
/ˈhɑɹɪbəl//ˈhɒɹɪbəl//ˈhɑɹɪbəl/
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Word Statistics
Difficulty LevelAdvanced
Academic vocabulary
Word FrequencyCommon
Regularly used in writing and speech
Syllables3
Moderate complexity
Analysis:
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- • Latin or Greek origin pattern
- • Standard complexity
noun
1. A thing that causes horror; a terrifying thing, particularly a prospective bad consequence asserted as likely to result from an act.
2. A person wearing a comic or grotesque costume in a parade of horribles.
adjective
1. Causing horror; terrible; shocking.
2. Tremendously bad.
Source: en.wiktionary.org
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