horrid

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈhɔrɪd/ UK /ˈhɒrɪd/ See IPA manual

adj

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adj
causing horror or strong distaste; very disagreeable

What a horrid smell drifted up from the neglected drains.

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1 adj · causing horror or strong... horrible dreadful ghastly odious detestable hideous nasty repulsive

Opposites

pleasant delightful lovely agreeable

Word family

Derived forms horridlyhorridness

Related forms horror horrify horrendous horrific

Etymology

From Latin horridus ('bristling, rough, dreadful'), from horrēre ('to bristle, shudder with fear').

horridus Latin horrēre Latin

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# horrid

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** ˈhɔrɪd
**IPA (UK):** ˈhɒrɪd

## Meanings
1. causing horror or strong distaste; very disagreeable

## Examples
- What a horrid smell drifted up from the neglected drains.

## Synonyms
- horrible
- dreadful
- ghastly
- odious
- detestable
- hideous
- nasty
- repulsive

## Antonyms
- pleasant
- delightful
- lovely
- agreeable

## Derived Forms
- horridly
- horridness

## Related Forms
- horror
- horrify
- horrendous
- horrific

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: horridus
- Root: horrēre

## Etymology
From Latin horridus ('bristling, rough, dreadful'), from horrēre ('to bristle, shudder with fear').

## AI Etymology
Horrid comes from Latin horridus ('bristling, rough, dreadful'), from horrēre ('to bristle, shudder with fear'). The etymological trail includes Latin horridus and Latin horrēre. As an adjective, horrid describes what is causing horror or strong distaste; very disagreeable. The same family is visible in derived forms such as horridly and horridness and related forms such as horror, horrify, horrendous, and horrific.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities

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