horrid
gb/hˈɔɹəd/ us/hˈɔɹəd/
B1
אנגלית
~ 4600
משמעויות
0 משמעויות
adjective
B1
property
1
Extremely unpleasant or disgusting
Very bad or unpleasant and making you feel upset or sick.
תבנית שימוש:
[something] is horrid
טעות נפוצה:
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.
מילים נרדפות
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.)
הפכים
pleasant (Describes something enjoyable or agreeable, the opposite of causing disgust.)
צירופים
horrid smell
|horrid weather
|horrid taste
|horrid experience
נושאים
emotions
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
דוגמאות
- 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.
דוגמאות ללומדים
- 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.
תבנית שימוש:
[something] is horrid
מילים נרדפות
horrifying (Emphasizes the shock and fear caused by something.)
הפכים
comforting (Gives a feeling of safety and reassurance, opposite of fear-inducing.)
צירופים
horrid crime
|horrid scene
נושאים
emotions
|literature
|core_vocabulary
דוגמאות
- 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.
דוגמאות ללומדים
- The movie showed a horrid accident.
- He told us a horrid story about the war.
- The book has a horrid scene in the middle.
דקדוק
צורת המילון
horrid
IPA
GB/hˈɔɹəd/
US/hˈɔɹəd/
הברות והטעמה
hor - rid (2 הברות)
Stress on 1st syllable (hor)
צורות המילה
Adjective
- Base: horrid
משפחת מילים
ביטויים
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.
דוגמאות
- 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.
דוגמאות
- What a horrid day to forget my umbrella!
- What a horrid smell coming from the kitchen.