horrible

noun

A thing that causes horror; a terrifying thing, particularly a prospective bad consequence asserted as likely to result from an act.

A person wearing a comic or grotesque costume in a parade of horribles.

adjective

Causing horror; terrible; shocking.

Tremendously bad.

Roots

horreohorr- · Latin · bristle, shudder

Words related to horrible

horrendouslyadv uglyadj horrificallyadv horriblenessn godawfuladj horridnessn terriblenessn horrificationn execrableadj flagitiousadj horridlyadv dismayingadj direfullyadv badadj scaryadj

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Where does horrible come from?

The word horrible breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root horr-, from Latin horreo (“bristle, shudder”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.