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    Horrenda (en. Horrendous)

    /oˈrend.a/

    Meaning & Definition

    EnglishSpanish
    adjective
    That produces terror or is horrible.
    The movie had horrendous scenes that made me cover my eyes.
    La película tenía escenas horrendas que me hicieron taparme los ojos.
    Variation of 'horrendous', implying great wickedness or ugliness.
    The crime committed was horrendous and shocked the community.
    El crimen cometido fue horrendo y conmocionó a la comunidad.
    Excessively bad or unpleasant.
    I made a horrendous mistake at work and felt very bad.
    Cometí un error horrendo en el trabajo y me sentí muy mal.

    Etymology

    From Latin 'horrendus', meaning 'that must be feared'.

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    a horrendous idea
    a very bad or unpleasant idea.
    una idea horrenda
    a horrendous crime
    an extremely serious and disturbing crime.
    un crimen horrendo
    a horrendous situation
    a very unfavorable or unsettling circumstance.
    una situación horrenda

    Related Words

    horror
    Feeling of great fear or aversion.
    horror
    horrifying
    Causing horror, astonishment, or fright.
    horripilante
    horribly
    In a horrible manner, with great suffering or wickedness.
    horriblemente

    Slang Meanings

    Something that turns out to be very bad or of low quality.
    That performance was horrendous, I don't want to see it again.
    Esa actuación fue horrenda, no quiero volver a verla.
    Description of a chaotic or disastrous situation.
    The weather today is horrendous, I can't go out.
    El clima hoy está horrendo, no puedo salir.