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terribly

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/ˈtɛrəbli/ · ter-ri-bly

To an alarming or dreadful extent.

Meanings

adverbformal

To an alarming or dreadful extent.

ایک خوفناک یا دردناک حد تک۔

بہت برا

bahut bura

Formal: زبردست

Synonyms

awfullydreadfullyextremelyخوفناکبہت زیادہانتہائی

Antonyms

wonderfullyexcellentlypositivelyعمدہبہترینمثبت

Common Collocations

  • terribly wrong
  • terribly afraid
  • terribly good

Example Sentences

She was terribly upset by the news.

وہ اس خبر سے بہت برا پریشان ہوئی۔

Woh is khabar se bahut bura pareshaan hui.

The weather turned terribly cold overnight.

موسم راتوں رات بہت برا سرد ہو گیا۔

Mausam raaton raat bahut bura sard ho gaya.

He terribly misjudged the situation.

اس نے صورتحال کا بہت برا اندازہ لگایا۔

Us ne surat-e-haal ka bahut bura andaaza lagaya.

Easily Confused With

terrific:While 'terrific' can mean excellent, 'terribly' has a negative connotation.

Word Family

terrible
adjectiveخوفناک
terror
nounخوف
terrify
verbخوف زدہ کرنا

See Also

💡 Memory Tip

Think of 'terribly' as a 'terrible situation' that is worse than average.

Imagine a scene where everything goes wrong, like a comedy of errors.

✍️ Urdu Poetry

نہ پوچھ میرے حالِ دل کو، تو دیکھ تجھ سے بچھڑ کر مجھے، بہت برا ہے میرے دل میں، تیرے بغیر یہ عالم ہے ہر دم میرا۔

Na pooch mere haal-e-dil ko, tu dekh tujh se bichhr kar mujhe, Bahut bura hai mere dil mein, tere baghair yeh aalam hai har dam mera.

Don't ask about my heart's state, just see, having parted from you, It is terribly bad in my heart, without you, my state is every moment.

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* Poetry attribution is AI-generated and may require verification.

🗣️ Urdu Proverb

برے وقت کا انتظار کرنا جان لیوا ہے۔

Bure waqt ka intezaar karna jaan lewa hai.

Waiting for bad times is life-threatening.

📖 Etymology

Origin: Old French "terrible" — causing terror

First known use: 15th century

The word evolved from Old French 'terrible' to Middle English, where it adapted to its current form.