horrid
/ˈhɒrɪd/adjective
उच्चारण हॉरिड
बहुत बुरा, घिनौना, निर्दय
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old-fashioned or informal
very unpleasant or unkind
बहुत बुरा, घिनौना, निर्दय
- What a horrid smell!
- Do not be horrid to your little sister.
- The medicine had a horrid taste.
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- It was a horrid day, with rain from morning till night.
- The boy was horrid to the new girl and was sent to the principal.
Synonyms nasty horrible unkind mean unpleasant
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
horrid + noun
Before a noun, horrid means very unpleasant; it is common in British speech and children's stories.
संज्ञा से पहले 'horrid' का अर्थ बहुत अप्रिय है; यह ब्रिटिश बोलचाल और बच्चों की कहानियों में आम है।
- The horrid smell from the drain filled the lane.
- What a horrid day it has been!
horrid to + person
Use to for the person who is treated unkindly.
जिस व्यक्ति के साथ निर्दयता का व्यवहार हो, उसके लिए to आता है।
- The other girls were horrid to the new student.
It is horrid of sb + to-infinitive
When you blame a person's action, say horrid of him or her, not horrid for.
किसी के कार्य की निंदा करते समय 'horrid of him/her' लिखा जाता है, 'horrid for' नहीं।
- It was horrid of him to laugh at her mistake.
horrid vs horrible vs horrified
Horrid and horrible describe the thing; horrified describes the person who is shocked by it.
'Horrid' और 'horrible' वस्तु का वर्णन करते हैं; 'horrified' उस व्यक्ति का वर्णन करता है जिसे उससे सदमा लगा हो।
- The film was horrid, and we were horrified by the ending.
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horrid + noun
weathersmelltastechildnoisehabit
- The horrid taste of the medicine made him frown.
adverb + horrid
reallyperfectlyquitesimplyabsolutely
- The weather was absolutely horrid during the exam week.
verb + horrid
feellooksoundtastesmell
- The soup tastes horrid without salt.
horrid + to / of
to her sisterto the catof himof themof you
- It was horrid of you to read my diary.
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- The horrid weather of the monsoon kept the children indoors.
मानसून के बुरे मौसम ने बच्चों को घर के अंदर रखा।
- Radhika thought the medicine tasted horrid, but she took it.
राधिका को दवा बहुत बुरे स्वाद की लगी, फिर भी उसने उसे ले लिया।
- Don't be horrid to your younger brother.
अपने छोटे भाई के साथ बुरा व्यवहार मत करो।
- The hostel room was damp and smelt horrid.
छात्रावास का कमरा सीलन भरा था और उसमें बहुत बुरी गंध आ रही थी।
- It was horrid of the bus driver to leave the child behind.
बस चालक का बच्चे को पीछे छोड़ देना बहुत बुरा था।
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✗ She was very horrid for her little sister.
✓ She was very horrid to her little sister.
Horrid is followed by to for the person treated badly.
बुरे व्यवहार का शिकार व्यक्ति बताने के लिए 'horrid' के बाद to आता है।
✗ It was horrid for him to say that to his mother.
✓ It was horrid of him to say that to his mother.
A judgement on a person's behaviour takes of.
किसी व्यक्ति के व्यवहार पर टिप्पणी के लिए of आता है।
✗ I was horrid to see the accident on the highway.
✓ I was horrified to see the accident on the highway.
A person who is shocked is horrified; horrid describes the thing.
सदमे में आया व्यक्ति 'horrified' होता है; 'horrid' वस्तु का वर्णन करता है।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
hor·rid
Double r and -id (not 'horid').
दो r और अंत में -id ('horid' गलत है)।
§Grammar and usage
Keep the horror family together: horrid (nasty, informal), horrible (very bad), horrific and horrendous (shocking), horrify (shock greatly), horror (great fear and shock).
Horror परिवार साथ याद रखिए: horrid (बुरा, अनौपचारिक), horrible (बहुत बुरा), horrific और horrendous (चौंकाने वाला), horrify (बहुत चौंकाना), horror (भारी डर और सदमा)।