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   horrid

   /ˈhɒrɪd/

   adjective

   • 1. very unpleasant or disagreeable: "the teachers at school were horrid" Similar nastyhorribledisagreeableunpleasantawfuldreadfulterribleappallinghorrendousdisgustingfoulrevoltingrepulsiverepellentghastlyobnoxioushatefulodiousobjectionableoffensiveinsufferablevileloathsomeabhorrentinformal:frightfullousygodawfulhellishbeastlygrottybitchycattybogginghellaciousarchaic:disgustfulloathlyrare:rebarbativeOpposite pleasantagreeable
   • 2. causing horror: "a horrid nightmare" Similar horrifyinghorriblehorrifichorrendousdreadfulfrightfulfearfulawfulterribleshockingappallinghideousgrimgrislyghastlyharrowinggruesomeheinousvilenightmarishmacabreunspeakablehair-raisingspine-chillingloathsomemonstrousabhorrentdetestablehatefulexecrableabominableatrocioussickeningnauseating
   • 3. rough; bristling: archaic "a horrid beard"

   Word Origin late 16th century (in the sense ‘rough, bristling’): from Latin horridus, from horrere ‘tremble, shudder, (of hair) stand on end’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. horridly adverb
   • 2. horridness noun

   Scrabble Points: 10

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishHORRID | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Horrid means unpleasant or unkind, or very bad or unpleasant. Learn more about its usage, pronunciation, and translations in different languages.

   • English (US)

     adjective. us / ˈhɔr·ɪd, ˈhɑr- / Add to word list. very bad...

   • Horrid Turkish Translation

     HORRID translate: korkunç, berbat, kötü, nahoş, iğrenç,...

   • Horrid: Thai Translation

     horrid translate: ไม่น่ายินดี; ไม่เหมาะสม, น่ากลัว. Learn...

   • Horrid: Russian Translation

     HORRID translate: противный, неприятный . Learn more in the...

   • Horrid Spanish Translation

     HORRID translate: horroroso, malo, horroroso, horrible;...

   • Horrid: Vietnamese Translation

     horrid translate: khó chịu, kinh khủng; dễ sợ. Learn more in...

   • Horrid: Portuguese Translation

     HORRID translate: horroroso, cruel, feio, horrendo. Learn...

   • Horrid: German Translation

     horrid translate: schrecklich, schrecklich. Learn more in...

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › horridHorrid Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   Horrid means inspiring horror, disgust, or extreme badness. Learn the synonyms, examples, word history, and related articles of horrid from Merriam-Webster dictionary.

4. www.dictionary.com › browse › horridHORRID Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Horrid means extremely bad, awful, or horrible, or literally causing horror. It comes from the Latin horridus, meaning "prickly" or "rough", and is related to the word horror.

5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › horridHorrid - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   Horrid things are absolutely dreadful — they horrify or disgust you. A horrid dream can make you wake with a gasp and lie there with your heart pounding. You might cover your eyes during a particularly horrid scene in a scary movie, or skip past the horrid photos of a war zone in the newspaper.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryHORRID | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   Horrid means unpleasant or unkind, or very bad or unpleasant. Learn how to use this old-fashioned informal adjective with synonyms, antonyms, and examples from various sources.

7. www.thefreedictionary.com › horridHorrid - definition of horrid by The Free Dictionary

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   Horrid means causing horror, dreadful, or extremely disagreeable. Find out the origin, usage, and examples of horrid and its related terms, such as horrible, horrific, and horrendous.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishHORRID definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Horrid means very unpleasant, repulsive, or unkind. It can describe something or someone. See synonyms, pronunciation, examples, and word origin of horrid.