horrendous

Meanings

• extremely frightful, horrible, or terrifying.

  - "The haunted house was a horrendous sight."
  - "The victim's screams were a horrendous sound."
  - "The natural disasters caused horrendous destruction."

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Synonyms

awful , dreadful , horrific , terrible

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with horrendous
terrific , awful , abominable , detestable , loathsome , hateful , abhorrent , heinous , atrocious , monstrous , grotesque , repulsive , unsightly , unappetizing , nauseating , sickening , pungent , malodorous , putrid , rank , stale , spoiled , rotten.

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Homophones

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1. horned, horning, hornd, hawrnd, hawrn, hawrnd, hawrned, hawrning, hawrned, hawrned, hawrned.
   

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Variants

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horrendous , horrendously

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Forms

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The term horrendous can take various forms depending on the context in which it is used. For instance, it can be used as an adjective to describe something that is extremely frightful or horrible. For example, 'The victim's screams were a horrendous sound.' It can also be used as a noun to describe something that is extremely frightful or horrible. For example, 'The haunted house was a horrendous sight.' It can also be used as a verb to describe the act of causing extreme fear or horror. For example, 'The natural disasters caused horrendous destruction.' It can also be used in the comparative or superlative forms to describe something that is more or most frightful or horrible than others. For example, 'The victim's screams were more horrendous than those of the other victims.'

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Etymology

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From Old French horribil, from horre 'be afraid', 'horror'.

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Related Concepts

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1. frightfulness: The quality or state of being frightful or terrifying; the ability to inspire fear or dread.

2. terror: An intense feeling of fear, anxiety, or apprehension, often caused by the presence or imminence of danger.

3. horror genre: A genre of fiction, literature, art, film, and television that focuses on portraying and evoking feelings of fear, terror, and dread in the audience.

4. nightmare: A disturbing dream, often one that causes feelings of fear, anxiety, or dread, and that upon waking, the dreamer may have difficulty shaking off the feeling of unease or apprehension.

5. phobia: An extreme or irrational fear of or aversion to something, often an object, a situation, or an activity. Phobias can cause significant anxiety, distress, and avoidance behavior in those affected by them.

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Culture

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["Horrendous has been used in various cultural contexts to describe something that is extremely frightful or horrible. For instance, in literature, the term has been used to describe the appearance or actions of a villain or an antagonist. In art, the term has been used to describe the style or the subject matter of a painting or a sculpture that is intended to evoke a sense of fear or horror. In music, the term has been used to describe the genre or the style of a composition that is intended to evoke a sense of fear or horror. In film and television, the term has been used to describe the genre or the style of a production that is intended to evoke a sense of fear or horror."]

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