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HORRENDOUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does horrendous mean?
• HORRENDOUS (adjective)
The adjective HORRENDOUS has 1 sense:
1. causing fear or dread or terror
Familiarity information: HORRENDOUS used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Causing fear or dread or terror
Synonyms:
awful; dire; direful; dread; dreaded; dreadful; fearful; fearsome; frightening; horrendous; horrific; terrible
Context example:
a terrible curse
Similar:
alarming (frightening because of an awareness of danger)
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