terrible condition

collocation in English

meaningsofterribleandcondition

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terrible
adjective
uk
/ˈter.ə.bəl/us
/ˈter.ə.bəl/
very unpleasant or serious or of ...
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condition
noun
uk
/kənˈdɪʃ.ən/us
/kənˈdɪʃ.ən/
the particular state that something or someone ...
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(Definition ofterribleandconditionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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They are in aterriblecondition.
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The children are getting into aterriblecondition.
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That is a veryterribleconditionof affairs.
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There is theterribleconditionof shipping and of shipbuilding.
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Of course, that is aterribleconditionof affairs.
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We all know theterribleconditioninto which a hold can get.
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It is a gross waste of valuable human material to allow thisterribleconditionto continue.
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There are schools which did not receive money, and one is in aterriblecondition.
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In many cases, they are traumatised and in aterriblecondition.
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To-night we are discussing theterribleconditionof the herring trade.
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He was simply shocked at theterribleconditionof the houses.
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We had the mostterribleconditionof things this nation has ever seen.
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That is aterribleconditionwhen there is no other form of employment.
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We must do everything we can to stop the spread of thatterriblecondition.
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Last night we were discussing theterribleconditionof trade in general.
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I hate to join even in the contemplation of thatterribleconditionof things.
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It is aterribleconditionof affairs when we realise it.
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The vessels were in aterribleconditionand stank to high heaven.
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But it is determined to extricate itself from thisterriblecondition.
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The structure was interriblecondition.
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The institution was interriblecondition.
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They still stand today, although they are interriblecondition.
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By 1995, the house was interriblecondition.
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She was found interriblecondition, severely underweight and malnourished.
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I found my wife lying on the bed almost lifeless and in aterriblecondition, impossible to describe.
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