Vocabulary
Horrendous
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
extremely unpleasant, horrifying, or terrible.
Urdu meaning
خوفناک، دہشت ناک، ہولناک
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- The people of Karachi are forced to live under horrendous conditions, while power tussles continue unabated among all politicians of all shades and hues.
- Pm loath to rank crimes from most horrendous to least because there`s no such thing, so Pm writing about some especially horrific stories in no particular order.
- (Suffice it to say that it was the ego of the late General Pervez Musharraf and some horrendous counsel by his belligerent Military Intelligence chief, a relative of his, that led to the escalation and blocked a peaceful resolution).
- The creation of the NCHR notwithstanding, the situation visà-vis trafficking in Pakistan continuesto be horrendous.
- They are more likely to be informed by their horrendous present and blame the PDM and the caretaker governments, because many see the latter as a continuation of the former.
Synonyms
horrible, dreadful, horrifying, horrific, frightful, fearful, awful, terrible, shocking
Antonyms
calming, comforting, consoling, inviting
Curator example
“she suffered horrendous injuries”
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