ひどい
Meanings
Adjective (い)
Usually written in kana
1. cruel; heartless; hard; harsh; severe
However, my mother never did anything cruel to me.
2. violent; intense; strong; heavy; extreme
I was terribly surprised by this.
3. very bad; terrible; awful
4. excessive; exorbitant; unreasonable; outrageous; unfair; unjust
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (14 in total)
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
severe; harsh
Examples (168 in total)
It was a terrible day.
It's not that bad.
That's terrible.
It hurts terribly.
I have a bad cold.
The weather's terrible.
This is a terrible climate.
It's raining hard.
I have a terrible toothache.
I was terribly surprised by this.
She cried bitterly.
The air here is terrible.
He is a cruel person.
She was in a hurry.
I have terrible pains.
Yeah. I'm super worn-out.
I braced myself for severe pain.
It snowed hard yesterday.
It's terrible that you can barely walk.
My body is intensely warm.
It must've been a terrible accident.
A hard wind is blowing.
The heat is terrible today.
It is terribly hot this morning.
I have a terrible headache.
It was a terribly cold voice.
He was very poor.
I am terribly hungry.
I feel a terrible discomfort.
Monday was a horrible day.
Boy, this is one terrible typhoon.
We suffered heavy damage from the typhoon.
I have bad breath.
The smog was very heavy today.
I feel terrible today.
That voice was terribly serious.
The situation gets worse and worse.
My friend is seriously injured.
This room is awfully cold.
He was treated terribly.
Both the house and the garden are in a bad state.
My nose is so stuffed up that I can't sleep.
The fog was terrible that night.
That was a truly terrible war.
Their steps were terribly heavy.
I woke up because my left arm was hurting terribly.
The basis for that is extremely precarious.
It is a pretty terrible sight there.
He was very angry about that.
Horses are terribly timid.
This medicine tastes horrible.
What was especially terrible was the pain in my lower back.
He was terribly poor when he was young.
I'm very tired from work.
Is my French really that bad?
The meat was giving off a terrible smell.
Diet drinks taste terrible.
The economy was in miserable condition.
Tom was badly injured in a traffic accident.
You may get a serious disease.
The storm did heavy damage to the crops.
He hates Nancy.
I have horrible morning sickness. I can't eat anything.
Traffic on the street was really terrible.
He has atrocious table manners.
He is very ill with pneumonia.
Sanitary conditions in the refugee camps were terrible.
It's terribly cold. I think I'm going to catch a cold.
The old house was in bad shape.
She had changed so much that I couldn't recognize her.
She came damn late.
We saw terrible scenes on TV.
And then, he narrowed his eyes with a look of intense nostalgia.
This is the worst hotel in town.
I made a serious mistake on the test.
Anyway, we have fallen into a terrible situation.
This bike is awful; it's too heavy.
We were all shaking from the bitter cold.
The food was terrible -all the same I didn't complain.
The garbage is giving off a terrible smell.
He's a man who looks really mean.
He could not go out because of a bad storm.
It was a great blow to us.
It may be a trend, but it has gotten worse than before.
It is crossing the sky at an extremely slow speed.
Today's clothes are terribly short in length.
Body temperature drops, and one is struck by a severe headache.
We couldn't go out because of the snowstorm.
Although I woke up feeling refreshed, my heart is terribly heavy.
I was terribly confused by his question.
The swaying of the bus made my motion sickness worse.
The cold was the worst in fifty years.
He said he was suffering from a bad headache.
I felt the house shaking terribly.
While he was sick, he lost a lot of weight.
I'm sorry that you've been badly injured.
Yesterday, there was a terrible accident on the highway.
The piano was out of tune; it sounded very bad.
My cough is getting worse.
Walter was taken aback by John's cruel insult.
It gets very humid here in the summer.
He was deeply agitated by the news.
Left alone, she felt very tired.
Lack of food made them very hungry.
The girl was badly injured in the traffic accident.
He is greatly troubled about that job.
And yet, why would you do something so cruel?
Nothing can be worse than that.
I couldn't come because of the heavy rain.
We were late for school because it rained heavily.
When she awoke, she felt terribly cold.
Don't go outside. It's raining hard.
That car is no doubt in an awful condition.
I slumped into the chair, feeling terrible fatigue.
You'll understand how terrible this accident was when you read the article.
The illness might be worse than I think.
She has gone pale and is holding back tears, looking terribly sad.
You don't have to speak so harshly.
She wept when she heard the terrible news.
It will get very cold tonight. Maybe it will snow tomorrow.
The culprit's actions were terribly inexplicable.
I suppose that sort of thing really impoverishes lessons.
I got terrible grades this term.
The village was isolated by the heavy storm.
The boy pretended to be too sick to go to school.
She was indignant at the way her son had been treated.
John was in such a hurry that he had no time for talking.
Linda was so disappointed that she burst into tears.
Extremely aggressive words were hurled at me.
I was terribly worried at the thought that he might have fallen ill.
I've never been this sick before.
I don't recommend eating in that restaurant. The food is awful.
Her behavior at the party was far from perfect.
He speaks English with a strong German accent.
Never in my life have I heard such a terrible story!
Having been busy all day yesterday, I feel very tired this morning.
Many men were badly wounded in the battle.
The trip was canceled because of the terrible storm.
We are suffering from a severe water shortage this summer.
I got a horrible shock when I saw the car accident.
The city is notorious for its polluted air.
Dr. Patterson: Yes, it was horrible.
Perhaps because I had a little too much to drink, the tea tastes incredibly good.
He was very worried about having to spend Christmas in the hospital.
Or do you know of any other place worse than here?
Hearing the terrible noise, I asked him what was going on.
You look even worse than usual this morning.
This river is so polluted that fish can no longer live in it.
The reason I could not attend the meeting was that I had a severe headache.
You had better go to bed right away, or your cold will get worse.
I'm terribly busy because the report deadline is near.
The conflict between blacks and whites in the city became worse.
This scandal has severely damaged the public image of our company.
There is still serious racial hatred against black people.
His back looked so terribly forlorn that before I knew it I had stood up.
However, my mother never did anything cruel to me.
When I try to think, the stabbing pain in my head gets worse.
At night, the patients' groaning grew even worse.
It was raining hard, so we played indoors.
Chris injured his leg playing tennis and is in a lot of pain.
"I've never been this sick, ever," said Tom.
The headache was severe, and it had come to the point where I was even experiencing nausea as a result.
However, no matter how terrible one's circumstances are, there is something to be gained from them.
He must be very tired after a long walk.
The train was so crowded that I had to keep standing all the way.
It would be unfair if we treated him so badly.
The problems of air and water pollution will be intensified by the growth of inhabitants.
Why has Japan let pollution get so bad?