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Learn to pronounce ter·ri·ble

/ˈterəb(ə)l/
adjective
  1. extremely or distressingly bad or serious.
    "a terrible crime"
    synonyms: dreadful, awful, appalling, horrific, horrifying, horrible, horrendous, atrocious, abominable, abhorrent, frightful, fearful, shocking, hideous, ghastly, grim, dire, hateful, unspeakable, gruesome, monstrous, sickening, heinous, vile, serious, grave, acute, desperate, grievous, distressing, lamentable, egregious, severe, extreme, intense, excruciating, agonizing, unbearable, intolerable, unendurable, insufferable, very bad, hopeless, poor, inadequate, inferior, unsatisfactory, laughable, substandard, crummy, pathetic, pitiful, useless, lousy, abysmal, duff, chronic, poxy, rubbish, pants, a load of pants, chickenshit
  2. causing or likely to cause terror; sinister.
    "the stranger gave a terrible smile"

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terrible very bad or unpleasant; making you feel unhappy, frightened, upset, ill, guilty or disapproving: What terrible news! That's a terrible thing to say!