horrid
gb/hˈɔɹəd/ us/hˈɔɹəd/
B1
İngilizce
~ 4600
Anlamlar
0 anlam
adjective
B1
property
1
Extremely unpleasant or disgusting
Very bad or unpleasant and making you feel upset or sick.
Kullanım kalıbı:
[something] is horrid
Sık yapılan hata:
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.
Eş anlamlılar
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.)
Zıt anlamlılar
pleasant (Describes something enjoyable or agreeable, the opposite of causing disgust.)
Eşdizimler
horrid smell
|horrid weather
|horrid taste
|horrid experience
Konular
emotions
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
Örnekler
- 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.
Öğrenenler için örnekler
- 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.
Kullanım kalıbı:
[something] is horrid
Eş anlamlılar
horrifying (Emphasizes the shock and fear caused by something.)
Zıt anlamlılar
comforting (Gives a feeling of safety and reassurance, opposite of fear-inducing.)
Eşdizimler
horrid crime
|horrid scene
Konular
emotions
|literature
|core_vocabulary
Örnekler
- 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.
Öğrenenler için örnekler
- The movie showed a horrid accident.
- He told us a horrid story about the war.
- The book has a horrid scene in the middle.
Dil bilgisi
Sözlük biçimi
horrid
IPA
GB/hˈɔɹəd/
US/hˈɔɹəd/
Heceler ve vurgu
hor - rid (2 hece)
Stress on 1st syllable (hor)
Kelime biçimleri
Adjective
- Base: horrid
Kelime ailesi
İfadeler
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.
Örnekler
- 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.
Örnekler
- What a horrid day to forget my umbrella!
- What a horrid smell coming from the kitchen.