terrible
US /ˈtɛrəbəl/
adjective Core · B1 Đời sống hằng ngày
Definition
causing fear or dread or terror
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
The traffic this morning was terrible, so I arrived late.
Word Family
NounNoun
terribleness
VerbVerb
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AdjectiveAdj
terrible gốc
AdverbAdv
terribly
Synonyms
- awfulexceptionally bad or displeasing
- dreadfulcausing fear or dread or terror
- horribleprovoking horror; ; ; ; - Winston Churchill
Collocations
- Easy terrible weatherdescribing terrible weather (causing fear or dread or terror)
- Medium terrible mistake resulting in lost shipmentsdescribing terrible mistake resulting in lost shipments (causing fear or dread or terror)
- Hard terrible toll of stagflation on small businessesdescribing terrible toll of stagflation on small businesses (causing fear or dread or terror)
- Very Hard enfant terrible disrupting established corporate decoruma collocation phrase: enfant terrible disrupting established corporate decorum
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