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ter·ri·ble Listen to audio/ˈterəbəl/ adjective
[more terrible; most terrible] 1 : very shocking and upsetting
a terrible [=horrible] disaster/crime Traffic was held up by a terrible accident. We just got some terrible [=dreadful] news.
2 : very bad or unpleasant
terrible music/food The garbage smells really terrible. [=awful] I have a terrible cold. What a terrible [=horrible] thing to say! a terrible mistake The service at that restaurant is terrible. I'm a terrible chess player. = I'm terrible at chess. [=I play chess very badly] I woke up this morning feeling terrible. [=very sick] She feels terrible [=very sorry] that she hurt your feelings.
— see also enfant terrible

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