Terrible - Definition

adj 1: causing fear or dread or terror; "the awful war"; "an
awful risk"; "dire news"; "a career or vengeance so
direful that London was shocked"; "the dread presence of
the headmaster"; "polio is no longer the dreaded disease
it once was"; "a dreadful storm"; "a fearful howling";
"horrendous explosions shook the city"; "a terrible
curse" [syn: awful, dire, direful, dread(a),
dreaded, dreadful, fearful, fearsome,
frightening, horrendous, horrific, terrible]
2: exceptionally bad or displeasing; "atrocious taste";
"abominable workmanship"; "an awful voice"; "dreadful
manners"; "a painful performance"; "terrible handwriting";
"an unspeakable odor came sweeping into the room" [syn:
atrocious, abominable, awful, dreadful, painful,
terrible, unspeakable]
3: intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or
quality; "severe pain"; "a severe case of flu"; "a terrible
cough"; "under wicked fire from the enemy's guns"; "a wicked
cough" [syn: severe, terrible, wicked]
4: extreme in degree or extent or amount or impact; "in a
frightful hurry"; "spent a frightful amount of money" [syn:
frightful, terrible, awful, tremendous]