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horrendous

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin horrendus, future participle of horre? (I dread), +? -ous.

Pronunciation

  • enPR: h?r?n'd?s, IPA(key): /h????nd?s/
  • Rhymes: -?nd?s

Adjective

horrendous (comparative more horrendous, superlative most horrendous)

  1. Extremely bad; awful; terrible.
    There was horrendous carnage at the scene of the plane crash.
    My journey to work this morning was horrendous!

Synonyms

  • awful, horrific, terrible, dreadful

Related terms

  • horrible
  • horrid
  • horrific
  • horrify
  • horror

Translations

Trivia

One of four common words ending in -dous, which are hazardous, horrendous, stupendous, and tremendous.

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alarming

English

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /?.?l??m.??/
  • (US) IPA(key): /?.?l??m.??/

Verb

alarming

  1. present participle of alarm

Adjective

alarming (comparative more alarming, superlative most alarming)

  1. causing apprehension, fear or alarm; frightening

Translations

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