No. 9,560 in Swedish

förfärliga

"Förfärliga" means "terrible" or "horrible" in English.

In a sentence

Den förfärliga stormen förstörde många hem.
The terrible storm destroyed many homes.
'förfärliga' describes the adjective 'stormen' as something very bad or terrible.
Vi hörde om de förfärliga nyheterna på radion.
We heard about the terrible news on the radio.
'förfärliga' is used as an adjective to describe 'nyheterna,' indicating they evoke feelings of shock or sadness.
Hennes förfärliga handling orsakade stor skada.
Her terrible act caused great harm.
'förfärliga' modifies 'handling' to imply something morally or ethically bad.

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