horrid
gb/hˈɔɹəd/ us/hˈɔɹəd/
B1
إنجليزي
~ 4600
المعاني
0 معنى
adjective
B1
property
1
Extremely unpleasant or disgusting
Very bad or unpleasant and making you feel upset or sick.
نمط الاستخدام:
[something] is horrid
غلطة شائعة:
Learners sometimes confuse 'horrid' with 'horrific'. 'Horrific' often relates to things that cause shock or horror, while 'horrid' usually means simply unpleasant or nasty in everyday contexts.
مرادفات
terrible (A more general word for something very bad, can be less intense than 'horrid'.)
|
awful (Similar in strength but slightly more common in everyday speech.)
أضداد
pleasant (Describes something enjoyable or agreeable, the opposite of causing disgust.)
تراكيب شائعة
horrid smell
|horrid weather
|horrid taste
|horrid experience
مواضيع
emotions
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
أمثلة
- The milk had a horrid smell after being left out all night.
- She had a horrid headache that wouldn't go away.
- We had a horrid time waiting in the freezing rain.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
- The food was horrid.
- I had a horrid day at school.
- The smell in the room was horrid.
adjective
literary
B2
property
2
Causing fear or horror
Making you feel great fear or shock.
نمط الاستخدام:
[something] is horrid
مرادفات
horrifying (Emphasizes the shock and fear caused by something.)
أضداد
comforting (Gives a feeling of safety and reassurance, opposite of fear-inducing.)
تراكيب شائعة
horrid crime
|horrid scene
مواضيع
emotions
|literature
|core_vocabulary
أمثلة
- The novel describes a horrid murder in vivid detail.
- They awoke to a horrid scene of destruction after the storm.
- It was a horrid sight that stayed in my mind for years.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
- The movie showed a horrid accident.
- He told us a horrid story about the war.
- The book has a horrid scene in the middle.
القواعد
الصيغة المعجمية
horrid
IPA
GB/hˈɔɹəd/
US/hˈɔɹəd/
المقاطع والنبر
hor - rid (٢ مقاطع)
Stress on 1st syllable (hor)
تصريفات الكلمة
Adjective
- Base: horrid
عيلة الكلمة
تعبيرات
horrid little [something]
1/hˈɔɹəd lˈɪtəl sˈʌmθɪŋ/
fixed phrase
informal
Small but very unpleasant thing/person
Used to talk about a small person or thing you strongly dislike.
أمثلة
- That horrid little dog barked all night.
- He's a horrid little man who enjoys gossiping.
what a horrid [something]
1/wˈʌt ə hˈɔɹəd sˈʌmθɪŋ/
fixed phrase
informal
Expression of strong dislike
Used to say that something is very bad or unpleasant.
أمثلة
- What a horrid day to forget my umbrella!
- What a horrid smell coming from the kitchen.