horribly
/ˈhɒrəbli/adverb
उच्चारण हॉरब्ली
भयानक तरीके से, बुरी तरह
Core word
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in a way that causes fear, shock or great unhappiness
भयानक तरीके से, बुरी तरह
- He was horribly injured in the accident.
- The prisoners were horribly treated.
- The old bridge was horribly damaged by the floods.
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- The animals had been horribly neglected by their previous owner.
- She was horribly burned in the fire but made a full recovery.
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very; very badly
बेहद, बहुत बुरी तरह
- Everything went horribly wrong on the wedding day.
- The play was horribly long.
- I am horribly sorry, but I forgot your book at home.
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- The traffic near the station was horribly slow this morning.
- Arjun felt horribly nervous before his first interview.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
horribly + verb / participle
Used with a verb or participle, it means in a way that causes fear, shock or suffering.
Verb या participle के साथ इसका अर्थ भय, आघात या कष्ट पैदा करने वाले ढंग से है।
- The car was horribly damaged in the crash.
- He was horribly burnt in the fire.
horribly + adjective (intensifier)
In informal speech it means 'very' with a negative idea, as in 'horribly late'.
अनौपचारिक भाषा में इसका अर्थ नकारात्मक भाव के साथ 'बहुत' है, जैसे 'horribly late'।
- I am horribly sorry for the delay.
- The room was horribly untidy.
go horribly wrong
This common set phrase says that something fails completely or ends in disaster.
यह प्रचलित वाक्यांश बताता है कि कोई योजना पूरी तरह विफल या विनाशकारी हो गई।
- The experiment went horribly wrong.
horribly vs horrifically
'Horrifically' is stronger and used for shocking violence or damage; 'horribly' also works lightly in everyday speech.
'Horrifically' अधिक प्रबल है और भयावह हिंसा या क्षति के लिए आता है; 'horribly' रोज़मर्रा में हल्के ढंग से भी चलता है।
- The film was horribly long but not horrifically violent.
horribly + comparative
Before comparatives and strong adjectives it adds a negative emphasis: 'horribly overcrowded'.
Comparative और प्रबल adjective से पहले यह नकारात्मक बल जोड़ता है: 'horribly overcrowded'।
- The prices have become horribly high.
+Collocations 4
horribly + adjective
expensivelatecrowdedwrongembarrassed
- The bus was horribly crowded in the morning rush.
horribly + participle
injureddisfigureddamagedscarredmistaken
- Several passengers were horribly injured.
verb + horribly
diescreamsufferfailbehave
- He behaved horribly with the waiter.
go horribly + ...
wrongbadlyoff trackout of handastray
- The party went horribly wrong when the lights failed.
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- Radhika was horribly nervous before the interview.
साक्षात्कार से पहले राधिका बहुत घबराई हुई थी।
- The old building was horribly neglected for years.
पुरानी इमारत की वर्षों तक बुरी तरह उपेक्षा की गई।
- My phone has been horribly slow since the update.
अपडेट के बाद से मेरा फ़ोन बहुत ही धीमा चल रहा है।
- He was horribly late and missed the first paper.
वह बहुत देर से पहुँचा और पहला पेपर छूट गया।
- The soldiers had been horribly treated in the camp.
शिविर में सैनिकों के साथ बहुत बुरा व्यवहार किया गया था।
- The market was horribly crowded before Diwali.
दीवाली से पहले बाज़ार में बहुत भीड़ थी।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ The food was horribly.
✓ The food was horrible.
After 'was', use the adjective, not the adverb.
'Was' के बाद adjective आता है, adverb नहीं।
✗ She sings horrible.
✓ She sings horribly.
The verb 'sings' needs an adverb.
Verb 'sings' को modify करने के लिए adverb चाहिए।