Difference between Horrendous and Terrible

What is the difference between Horrendous and Terrible?

Horrendous as an adjective is extremely bad; awful; terrible. while Terrible as an adjective is dreadful; causing alarm and fear.

Horrendous

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Extremely bad; awful; terrible.

Example sentence: The worst job that I ever did, I used to have a Saturday job cleaning the dough off bread-making machines for Warburtons in Bolton. That was horrendous.

Terrible

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Dreadful; causing alarm and fear.Most formidable.Intense; extreme in degree or extent.Unpleasant; disagreeable.Very bad; lousy.

Example sentence: The fishermen know that the sea is dangerous and the storm terrible, but they have never found these dangers sufficient reason for remaining ashore.

We hope you now know whether to use Horrendous or Terrible in your sentence.

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