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- Dictionaryhorrid/ˈhɒrɪd/
adjective
- 1. very unpleasant or disagreeable: "the teachers at school were horrid" Similar Opposite
- 2. causing horror: "a horrid nightmare" Similar
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The meaning of HORRID is innately offensive or repulsive. How to use horrid in a sentence.
adjective. us / ˈhɔr·ɪd, ˈhɑr- / Add to word list. very bad or unpleasant: It was a horrid purple color which she detested. (Definition of horrid from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of horrid.
Horrid things are absolutely dreadful — they horrify or disgust you. A horrid dream can make you wake with a gasp and lie there with your heart pounding. You might cover your eyes during a particularly horrid scene in a scary movie, or skip past the horrid photos of a war zone in the newspaper.
If you describe someone as horrid, you mean that they behave in a very unpleasant way towards other people.
adjective. such as to cause horror; shockingly dreadful; abominable. extremely unpleasant or disagreeable: horrid weather; She thought her uncle was horrid. Synonyms: nasty, abominable, odious, vile. Archaic. shaggy or bristling; rough. horrid. / ˈhɒrɪd / adjective. disagreeable; unpleasant. a horrid meal. repulsive or frightening. informal.
1. disagreeable; unpleasant: a horrid meal. 2. repulsive or frightening. 3. informal unkind. [C16 (in the sense: bristling, shaggy): from Latin horridus prickly, rough, from horrēre to bristle] ˈhorridly adv. ˈhorridness n.
Definition of horrid adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. horrid. adjective. /ˈhɒrɪd/ /ˈhɔːrɪd/ (old-fashioned or informal, especially British English) very unpleasant or unkind synonym horrible. a horrid child. a horrid smell. Don't be so horrid to your brother. The meat tasted horrid. a rather horrid little man.
adjective. uk / ˈhɒrɪd / us. very unpleasant or unkind: The other pupils were horrid to him. Preparing for your Cambridge English exam? Get ready with Test&Train, the online practice tool from Cambridge. Build your confidence with hundreds of exam questions with hints, tips and instant feedback.
horrid meaning, definition, what is horrid: very unpleasant: Learn more.
Dictionary Meanings. Horrid Definition. hôrĭd, hŏr- Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Word Forms. Origin. Adjective. Filter. adjective. horrider, horridest. Causing a feeling of horror; terrible; revolting. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Extremely disagreeable; offensive. American Heritage. Bristling; shaggy; rough.
