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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesterrible
Pronunciation / Transliteration: teˈri.βle
"Tengo un dolor de cabeza terrible."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Extremely bad, serious, or unpleasant.
"We had terrible weather during our entire vacation." - 2
Causing terror or awe; dreadfully formidable.
"The soldiers faced a terrible ordeal on the battlefield."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'terribilis', meaning 'frightening' or 'to be feared', stemming from 'terrere' (to frighten). Over centuries, the meaning shifted from inspiring terror to denoting general badness, poor quality, or unpleasantness in everyday modern usage.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Terrible" is said worldwide
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terrible
Transliteration: te.ʁibl
"C'est une terrible nouvelle."
schrecklich
Transliteration: ˈʃʁɛklɪç
"Das ist ein schrecklicher Fehler."
terribile
Transliteration: terˈri.bi.le
"Ho fatto un sogno terribile."
terrible
Transliteration: teˈri.βle
"Tengo un dolor de cabeza terrible."
terrível
Transliteration: teˈʁi.vɛw
"Foi um acidente terrível."
भयानक
Transliteration: bhayanak
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"कल रात एक भयानक तूफान आया था।"
糟糕的
Transliteration: zāogāo de
Script: 中文汉字
"今天的天气真糟糕。"
끔찍한
Transliteration: kkeumjjik-han
Script: 한국어 한글
"그것은 끔찍한 실수였다."
ひどい
Transliteration: hidoi
Script: 日本語
"昨日はひどい天気でした。"
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