horrendous meaning

Definition of horrendous

1. causing fear or dread or terror
   • the awful war
   • an awful risk
   • dire news
   • a career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked
   • the dread presence of the headmaster
   • polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was
   • a dreadful storm
   • a fearful howling
   • horrendous explosions shook the city
   • a terrible curse

   Synonyms: awful, dire, direful, dread, dreaded, dreadful, fearful, fearsome, frightening, horrific, terrible

   Similar: alarming

How to pronounce horrendous

horrendous is pronounced /hɒˈrɛndəs/ in British English and /ˌhɔˈrɛndəs/ in American English. It has 3 syllables, with the stress on the second syllable.

Words that rhyme with horrendous

• tremendous
• stupendous