Horribles (en. Horrible)

/oʁi'βles/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish
adjective
That provokes fear or rejection due to its nature or appearance.
Horror movies often have horrible scenes.
Las películas de terror a menudo tienen escenas horribles.
That is extremely bad or unacceptable.
The service at that restaurant was horrible.
El servicio en ese restaurante fue horribles.
That results in great suffering or pain.
He suffered horrible consequences due to his decision.
Sufrió horribles consecuencias debido a su decisión.

Etymology

From Latin 'horribilis', meaning 'causing horror'.

Common Phrases and Expressions

horrible visuals
Images that cause great fear or displeasure.
horribles visuales
horrible surprises
Unexpected and very unpleasant events.
horribles sorpresas
horrible situations
Circumstances that result in great misfortunes.
situaciones horribles

Related Words

horror
Intense feeling of fear.
horror
atrocity
Horrible act or exceptionally bad.
atrosidad
fright
Sudden reaction of fear in response to something unexpected.
susto

Slang Meanings

The worst
That joke was the worst.
Ese chiste era de lo horribles.
A very bad experience
The trip was horrible, I never want to repeat it.
El viaje fue horribles, nunca quiero repetirlo.