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# horrible

adjective (horrible, more horrible, most horrible)

«horrible» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Very bad or unpleasant: «a horrible smell», «horrible weather». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/horrible/#m1)
2. Unkind or nasty: «He was horrible to me». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/horrible/#m2)
3. Very frightening or shocking. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/horrible/#m3)

### In the lessons

In stories: a horrible villain, a horrible monster, a horrible mistake. In everyday life children say «horrible» for anything they dislike. In lessons on kindness: being horrible to others hurts them. Adverb: horribly («horribly wrong»). Similar: awful, terrible, dreadful, nasty.

### Examples

- The medicine tasted horrible. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/horrible/#x1)
- We had horrible weather on holiday. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/horrible/#x2)
- Don't be horrible to your sister! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/horrible/#x3)
- The witch had a horrible laugh. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/horrible/#x4)
- I had a horrible dream last night. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/horrible/#x5)
- The rubbish bin smells horrible. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/horrible/#x6)
- The plan went horribly wrong. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/horrible/#x7)

### Note

Use «more horrible» or «most horrible», not «horribler». Spelling: «-ible», not «-able». Adverb: horribly. «Horrid» is a softer, more childish word with a similar meaning.

## In Jewish tradition

Shocking and terrible because it is a great wrong, especially turning away from God.

**Interpretation.** The prophets use the word for Israel's worship of idols. They see it as something that should shock the whole world.

### Examples

- An appalling and horrible thing is come to pass in the land: (Prophets JER.5.30, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/horrible/#x1)
- In the house of Israel I have seen a horrible thing; there harlotry is found in Ephraim, Israel is defiled. (Prophets HOS.6.10, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/horrible/#x2)
- Therefore thus saith the LORD: Ask ye now among the nations, who hath heard such things; the virgin of Israel hath done a very horrible thing. (Prophets JER.18.13, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/horrible/#x3)

### Note

Use «more horrible» or «most horrible», not «horribler». Spelling: «-ible», not «-able». Adverb: horribly. «Horrid» is a softer, more childish word with a similar meaning.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «horrible» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/horrible/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«horrible» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/horrible.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «horrible» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/horrible/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«horrible» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/horrible.html) on Mova free.