Meanings
extremely bad or unpleasant.
انتہائی برا یا ناگوار۔
بھونڈا
bhoonḍā
Antonyms
Common Collocations
- terrible accident
- terrible mistake
- terrible situation
Example Sentences
The weather was terrible during our vacation.
ہمارے چھٹیوں کے دوران موسم بہت برا تھا۔
Hamāre chhṭiyōn kē dorān mausam bahut bura thā.
He made a terrible mistake in his calculations.
اُس نے اپنی حساب کتاب میں ایک بہت بڑی غلطی کی۔
Us ne apnī hisāb kitāb mein aik bahut baṛī ghalti kī.
The news of the disaster was simply terrible.
آفت کی خبر واقعی بہت خوفناک تھی۔
Āfat kī khabar waqai bahut khofnaak thī.
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💡 Memory Tip
Terrible equals terror + able to evoke fear.
Imagine a frightening scene that makes you feel uneasy.
✍️ Urdu Poetry
دیکھ کر اُس کا چہرہ مجھے ہوا تھی ندامت، جو ہم نے سنا تھا وہ تھا بھونڈا سا لب و لہجہ۔
Dekh kar us kā chehra mujhe huwā thī nadāmat, Jo ham ne sunā thā woh thā bhoondā sā lab o lahja.
Seeing his face, I was filled with shame, What I heard was a terrible manner of speech.
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🗣️ Urdu Proverb
پہلا تاثر آخری تاثر ہوتا ہے
Pehlā tā'ssūr ākhirī tā'ssūr hotā hai
The first impression is the last impression.
📖 Etymology
Origin: Latin "terribilis" — causing terror, formidable
First known use: 14th century
The term 'terrible' has its roots in the Latin word 'terribilis', which means causing fear. Over time, it evolved in the English language to describe something very bad or frightening.