Terrible vs. Horrible — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Terrible and Horrible
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Definitions
Terrible
Causing great fear or alarm; dreadful
A terrible bolt of lightning.
A terrible curse.
Horrible
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Terrible
Extremely formidable
Terrible responsibilities.
Horrible
Arousing or tending to arouse horror; dreadful
"War is beyond all words horrible" (Winston S. Churchill).
Terrible
Extreme in extent or degree; intense
"the life for which he had paid so terrible a price" (Leslie Fiedler).
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Horrible
Very unpleasant; disagreeable.
Terrible
Unpleasant; disagreeable
Had a terrible time at the party.
Terrible food.
Horrible
A thing that causes horror; a terrifying thing, particularly a prospective bad consequence asserted as likely to result from an act.
Terrible
Very bad
A terrible actor.
Horrible
A person wearing a comic or grotesque costume in a parade of horribles.
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Terrible
Dreadful; causing terror, alarm and fear; awesome
The witch laid a terrible curse on him.
Horrible
Causing horror; terrible; shocking.
Terrible
Formidable, powerful.
Horrible
Tremendously bad.
Terrible
Intense; extreme in degree or extent.
He paid a terrible price for his life of drinking.
Horrible
Exciting, or tending to excite, horror or fear; dreadful; terrible; shocking; hideous; as, a horrible sight; a horrible story; a horrible murder.
A dungeon horrible on all sides round.
Terrible
Unpleasant; disagreeable.
The food was terrible, but it was free.
Horrible
Provoking horror;
An atrocious automobile accident
A frightful crime of decapitation
An alarming, even horrifying, picture
War is beyond all words horrible
An ugly wound
Terrible
Very bad; lousy.
Whatever he thinks, he is a terrible driver.
Terrible
In a terrible way; to a terrible extent; terribly; awfully.
Terrible
Adapted or likely to excite terror, awe, or dread; dreadful; formidable.
Prudent in peace, and terrible in war.
Thou shalt not be affrighted at them; for the Lord thy God is among you, a mighty God and terrible.
Terrible
Excessive; extreme; severe.
The terrible coldness of the season.
Terrible
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
Terrible
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
Terrible
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
Terrible
Extremely distressing;
Fearful slum conditions
A frightful mistake
Suffered terrible thirst
