terrible

adjective

Very unpleasant; disagreeable.

Very bad; lousy.

Dreadful; causing terror, alarm and fear; awesome

Intense; extreme in degree or extent.

Formidable, powerful.

adverb

(colloquial, dialect) In a terrible way; to a terrible extent; terribly; awfully.

Roots

terreoterr- · Latin · frighten

Words related to terrible

horrendouslyadv horrificallyadv terriblenessn horriblenessn painfuladj godawfuladj direfullyadv horridnessn execrableadj flagitiousadj horrificationn dismayingadj

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Where does terrible come from?

The word terrible breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root terr-, from Latin terreo (“frighten”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.