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单词 horrendous
释义
horrendous
adjective
uk
/həˈren.dəs/us
/həˈren.dəs/
extremelyunpleasantorbad:
极糟的；可怕的
a horrendousaccident/tragedy/crime可怕的事故／悲剧／罪行
horrendoussuffering/damage极大的痛苦／破坏
Conditions in therefugeecampswere horrendous.难民营里的条件糟透了。
Thefirmmade horrendous(= verybig)losseslastyear.这家公司去年亏损极为严重。
Synonyms
abominable
abysmal(BAD)
atrocious(VERY BAD)
awful(BAD)
dire
diremainlyUKinformal
dreadful(FRIGHTENING)
dreadful(LOW QUALITY)mainlyUK
frightfulold-fashionedinformal
ghastly
grim(WITHOUT HOPE)
horrible
horridold-fashionedinformal
horrific
terrible(UNPLEASANT)
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
bad weather, conditions, situations, etc.
  • badIf the weather is bad, we'll have to find something else to do.
  • poorShe's 87 and in poor health.
  • direThe predictions for the economy are dire.
  • grimShe was quickly brought back to the grim reality of her life.
  • awfulThe smell from the bins was awful.
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SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Serious and unpleasant
  • abominable
  • abominably
  • abysmal
  • abysmally
  • apocalyptic
  • fiendish
  • fraught
  • frightful
  • from hellidiom
  • fun
  • nightmarish
  • nightmarishly
  • noisome
  • not be all fun and gamesidiom
  • objectionable
  • vile
  • woeful
  • woefully
  • wretchedly
  • yucky
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Related words

horrendously
horrendousness
(Definition ofhorrendousfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

horrendous| American Dictionary

horrendous
adjective
us
/həˈren·dəs/
sobadas to beshocking;extremelyunpleasant:
Exhibits show how horrendous thelivingconditionsthere were.
(Definition ofhorrendousfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofhorrendous

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Given the technical sense of 'horrendous' that we are using, it is clear that infant suffering to death is not and, indeed, cannot behorrendous.
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I have argued that the suffering of infants is necessarily neitherhorrendousnor defeasible.
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The defenders were taken by surprise and may have sufferedhorrendouslosses, perhaps their heaviest thus far.
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This may be an unexpected, if rather dismal, bonus deriving from thehorrendousgrowth of poverty over the past twenty years.
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If a victim of suffering lacks these abilities, then (sadly) her suffering cannot be defeated, but (happily) it also cannot behorrendous.
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But her key problem here, we are told, is not her assumption that the defeat ofhorrendousevil requires such self-conscious beliefs.
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Some adoptive parents tellhorrendousstories about the difficulty they encountered in their struggle to find the appropriate help for their children.
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Or, to state this important point yet another way, infant suffering, especiallyhorrendousinfant suffering, is indeed a serious challenge to theism.
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The wounds encountered by surgeons on the battlefield werehorrendous.
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My working hypothesis, however, is that onlyhorrendousevils need to be defeated.
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The 'red tape' was described as 'horrendous' and 'crazy ' for small employers.
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Given what constituteshorrendoussuffering for most theists and non-theists alike, more, much more, is needed.
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In fact, it seems to me that, as a general rule, the more ' evil ' the motive, the morehorrendousthe act.
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I think that the intuition that nothing could justify the infliction of ahorrendousevil is correct, with one possible amendment.
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She came to emphasize evil as largely a function of thoughtlessness, something that was at times banal in intent buthorrendousin its consequences.
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