horribly

Meanings

• Adjective

  Expressing or causing strong feelings of fear, disgust, or shame.

  - "The monster's horribly disfigured face made the children scream."
  - "The accident left the survivors feeling horribly traumatized."
  - "The bully's horribly cruel words left the victim in tears."

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Synonyms

dreadfully , frightfully , grisly , horrifyingly , terribly , terrifyingly , awfully , terribly , very

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with horribly
terribly , dreadfully , disgustfully , frightfully

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Variants

List of all variants of horribly that leads to same result
horrible , horribleness , horriblenesses , horribles , horribly

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Etymology

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From Old English horrigan, meaning to frighten or terrify.

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Trivia

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1. The word 'horrible' comes from the Old French word horribil, which means 'inspiring terror'.

2. In the Harry Potter series, the Dementors are described as having a horribly frightening appearance.

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Related Concepts

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1. Terror: A feeling of intense fear, often caused by something dangerous or frightening.

2. Disgust: A feeling of revulsion or aversion, often caused by something unpleasant or offensive.

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Culture

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In literature, horribly is often used to describe a terrifying or disgusting scene, such as in Edgar Allan Poe's 'The Tell-Tale Heart'. In music, the term is used in the title of the song 'Horror Show' by Panic! At the Disco.

How to Memorize "horribly"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a face that looks horribly disfigured or a scene that is horribly terrifying.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'horribly' with feelings of fear or disgust.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic by remembering the first letter of each word in 'Horribly Scares Us'.

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