horrendous
horrendous — adjective
- horrendouspositive
- more horrendouscomparative
- most horrendoussuperlative
1. Something that is horrendous is extremely unpleasant, shocking people by how bad
Something that is horrendous is extremely unpleasant, shocking people by how bad, serious, or upsetting it is — for example, a traffic jam so bad that drivers are stuck for hours, or a crime so cruel that an entire community is shaken.
The weather was horrendous, with heavy rain and strong winds all day.
Passengers called the bus journey horrendous because the roads were so icy.
call/find + something + horrendous
The smell from the old drains was so horrendous that neighbours had to leave.
My little brother made a horrendous mess in the kitchen while baking a cake.
The family faced horrendous traffic on the way to the airport and missed their flight.
- dreadful
slightly more formal; suggests something that inspires fear or deep unease, not just extreme badness
- appalling
emphasises the shocking or scandalous nature of something; often used for events or conditions that offend moral standards
- atrocious
can mean both extremely cruel (of acts) and very bad (of quality, weather, behaviour)
- horrible
the most common word of this group; used in everyday speech for anything that causes disgust, fear, or strong dislike
- wonderful
opposite in emotional intensity; suggests something that brings great pleasure
- delightful
describes something that is pleasantly enjoyable, the opposite of a shocking negative experience
文法句型
so + horrendous + that-clause
call/find + something + horrendous
用法筆記
Common in both attributive position (a horrendous mess, horrendous traffic) and predicative position (the weather was horrendous). Use the so…that structure to emphasize the extreme degree or consequence of a situation.