horrid
gb/hˈɔɹəd/ us/hˈɔɹəd/
B1
Англійська
~ 4600
Значення
0 значень
adjective
B1
property
1
Extremely unpleasant or disgusting
Very bad or unpleasant and making you feel upset or sick.
Модель уживання:
[something] is horrid
Поширена помилка:
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.
Синоніми
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.)
Антоніми
pleasant (Describes something enjoyable or agreeable, the opposite of causing disgust.)
Словосполучення
horrid smell
|horrid weather
|horrid taste
|horrid experience
Теми
emotions
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
Приклади
- 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.
Навчальні приклади
- 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.
Модель уживання:
[something] is horrid
Синоніми
horrifying (Emphasizes the shock and fear caused by something.)
Антоніми
comforting (Gives a feeling of safety and reassurance, opposite of fear-inducing.)
Словосполучення
horrid crime
|horrid scene
Теми
emotions
|literature
|core_vocabulary
Приклади
- 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.
Навчальні приклади
- The movie showed a horrid accident.
- He told us a horrid story about the war.
- The book has a horrid scene in the middle.
Граматика
Словникова форма
horrid
IPA
GB/hˈɔɹəd/
US/hˈɔɹəd/
Склади й наголос
hor - rid (2 склади)
Stress on 1st syllable (hor)
Форми слова
Adjective
- Base: horrid
Споріднені слова
Вирази
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.
Приклади
- 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.
Приклади
- What a horrid day to forget my umbrella!
- What a horrid smell coming from the kitchen.