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Horrible

/hˈɔrəbəl/
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(noun) A thing that causes horror; a terrifying thing, particularly a prospective bad consequence asserted as likely to result from an act.

I gasped with surprise at the horrible picture of the starving people.
It's horrible to get caught in rush hour traffic.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The news of the natural disaster was truly ____ and left everyone in a state of shock.

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