how to pronounce horrid

/ˈhɔːɹəd/

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horrid is pronounced in two syllables

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ɔː

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An example use of horrid in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… called it a horrid slander and ran …”

meaning of horrid

Horrid means very unpleasant or disgusting.

horrid frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word horrid occurs in english on average 3.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics horrid can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that horrid can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) people, society, and culture;