horrid
Other forms: horridest; horrider
Horrid things are absolutely dreadful — they horrify or disgust you. A horrid dream can make you wake with a gasp and lie there with your heart pounding.
You might cover your eyes during a particularly horrid scene in a scary movie, or skip past the horrid photos of a war zone in the newspaper. Things are also horrid when they're just plain bad: "That wallpaper in your bedroom is absolutely horrid." In the 1400s, horrid meant "hairy, shaggy, or bristling." The word stems from a Latin root, horrere, "to bristle with fear."
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grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horrorsynonyms: hideous, horrific, outrageousoffensiveunpleasant or disgusting especially to the senses
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exceedingly bad“when she was bad she was horrid”synonyms:badhaving undesirable or negative qualities
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Vocabulary lists containing horrid
There are so many great words for awful things. Is it unpleasant, a little off, or unspeakably evil? Learn this list and use your vocabulary powers for good! For more synonym lists, explore our Say What You Mean resources.
Whether you're describing a horrific monster, a tragic outfit, or your aunt's awful curtains, these words cover every sort of unattractive thing. For more synonym lists, explore our Say What You Mean resources.