The meaning of terrible is extremely bad. How to use terrible in a sentence. Terrible used to be reserved for things that caused fear and terror, but today we use the word to describe anything awful, lousy, or just plain bad.
People like saying "that movie was terrible!" If something is terrible, it is very bad or of very poor quality. She admits her french is terrible.
He paid a terrible price for his life of drinking. Terrible /ˈtɛrəbəl/ adj very serious or extreme informal of poor quality; From latin terribilis, from terrēre to terrify ˈterribleness n.
Usage what does terrible mean? Terrible is commonly used to mean extremely bad—awful, dreadful, or horrible.it can also mean severe, as in i have a terrible case of the flu.
