“Horrible” in Japanese
Short answer
Horrible in Japanese is “惨烈” (sanretsu). Full meaning: horrible, cruel, atrocious.
Other ways to say “Horrible” in Japanese
殺人的
satsujinteki horrible, deadly, punishing, murderous
惨い
mugoi cruel, merciless, pitiless, brutal, atrocious, inhuman; tragic, horrible, terrible, dreadful, miserable, ugly, horrifying
憎らしい
nikurashii odious, hateful, detestable, horrible; (speaking ironically) darling
凄まじい
susamajii terrible, dreadful, awful, horrible, ghastly; tremendous, terrific, enormous, prodigious, stupendous, amazing; appalling, shocking, staggering, absurd
惨たらしい
mugotarashii (incredibly) cruel, atrocious, brutal, horrible, terrible, horrific, tragic
最悪
saiaku worst; horrible, horrid, awful, terrible; in the worst case, if worst comes to worst
無残
muzan cruel, merciless, atrocious, ruthless, cold-blooded; pitiful, tragic, horrible, miserable; breaking a religious precept without shame
嫌
iya disliking, not wanting, unwilling (to do), reluctant; unpleasant, disagreeable, nasty, horrible, disgusting, undesirable, unwelcome; no!, quit it!, stop!
憎しい
nikurashii odious, hateful, detestable, horrible; (speaking ironically) darling
凄じい
susamajii terrible, dreadful, awful, horrible, ghastly; tremendous, terrific, enormous, prodigious, stupendous, amazing; appalling, shocking, staggering, absurd
苛い
mugoi cruel, merciless, pitiless, brutal, atrocious, inhuman; tragic, horrible, terrible, dreadful, miserable, ugly, horrifying
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