1 very unpleasant; making you feel very unhappy, upset or frightened:
a terrible shock / experience / nightmare * What terrible news! * I've just had a terrible thought. * It was a terrible thing to happen to someone so young. * That's a terrible thing to say!
2 causing great harm or injury; very serious:
a terrible storm / murder / accident * He had suffered terrible injuries. * I'll have to stay with her-she's in a terrible state.
3 [notbeforenoun] unhappy or ill:
I feel terrible-I think I'll go to bed. * You look terrible, you'd better sit down.
4 (informal) of very bad quality; very bad:
a terrible meal / book / hotel * I have a terrible memory for names. * Your driving is terrible!
5 [onlybeforenoun] used to show the great extent or degree of sth bad:
a terrible mistake * to be in terrible pain * The room was in a terrible mess. * (informal) I had a terrible job (= it was very difficult) to persuade her to come! * You'll be in terrible trouble if you're late again.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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Is terrible a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, terrible is tagged as adjective.
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