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Synonyms
ter·ri·ble (tĕŕə-bəl)

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin terribilis, from terrēre, to frighten.]

adjective 

  1. Causing great fear or alarm; dreadful: a terrible bolt of lightning; a terrible curse.
  2. Extremely formidable: terrible responsibilities.
  3. Extreme in extent or degree; intense: “the life for which he had paid so terrible a price” (Leslie Fiedler)
    1. Unpleasant; disagreeable: had a terrible time at the party; terrible food.
    2. Very bad: a terrible actor.

derivatives

teŕri·ble·ness
noun