horrid
gb/hˈɔɹəd/ us/hˈɔɹəd/
B1
Αγγλικά
~ 4600
Σημασίες
0 σημασίες
adjective
B1
property
1
Extremely unpleasant or disgusting
Very bad or unpleasant and making you feel upset or sick.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
[something] is horrid
Συχνό λάθος:
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.
Συνώνυμα
terrible (A more general word for something very bad, can be less intense than 'horrid'.)
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awful (Similar in strength but slightly more common in everyday speech.)
Αντώνυμα
pleasant (Describes something enjoyable or agreeable, the opposite of causing disgust.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
horrid smell
|horrid weather
|horrid taste
|horrid experience
Θέματα
emotions
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
Παραδείγματα
- 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.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- 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.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
[something] is horrid
Συνώνυμα
horrifying (Emphasizes the shock and fear caused by something.)
Αντώνυμα
comforting (Gives a feeling of safety and reassurance, opposite of fear-inducing.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
horrid crime
|horrid scene
Θέματα
emotions
|literature
|core_vocabulary
Παραδείγματα
- 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.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- The movie showed a horrid accident.
- He told us a horrid story about the war.
- The book has a horrid scene in the middle.
Γραμματική
Λημματική μορφή
horrid
IPA
GB/hˈɔɹəd/
US/hˈɔɹəd/
Συλλαβές και τόνος
hor - rid (2 συλλαβές)
Stress on 1st syllable (hor)
Τύποι λέξης
Adjective
- Base: horrid
Οικογένεια λέξεων
Εκφράσεις
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.
Παραδείγματα
- 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.
Παραδείγματα
- What a horrid day to forget my umbrella!
- What a horrid smell coming from the kitchen.