horrendous
pronunciation
How to pronounce horrendous in British English:
UK [hɒˈrendəs]
How to pronounce horrendous in American English:
US [hɔˈrendəs]
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- Adjective:
- causing fear or dread or terror
Word Origin
- horrendous (adj.)
- 1650s, from Latin horrendus "dreadful, fearful, terrible," literally "to be shuddered at," gerundive of horrere "to bristle with fear, shudder" (see horror). Earlier form in English was horrend (mid-15c.).
Example
- 1. But that should not obscure the horrendous loss of wealth .
- 2. Spectacular booms follow horrendous busts for statistical reasons , too .
- 3. Were the attacks to have succeeded the death toll would have been horrendous .
- 4. But having children out of wedlock is still unusual because the bureaucratic complications are horrendous .
- 5. Undaunted by horrendous accidents and massive cost overruns , officials are planning further expansion of the country 's high-speed rail network .