“Terrible” in Japanese
Short answer
Terrible in Japanese is “凄い” (sugoi). Full meaning: terrible, dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength), great (e.g. of skills), wonderful, terrific; to a great extent, vast (in numbers).
Other ways to say “Terrible” in Japanese
凄まじい
susamajii terrible, dreadful, awful, horrible, ghastly; tremendous, terrific, enormous, prodigious, stupendous, amazing; appalling, shocking, staggering, absurd
こっ酷い
koppidoi (really) terrible, awful, (very) nasty, (extremely) harsh, severe
すっごい
suggoi terrible, dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength), great (e.g. of skills), wonderful, terrific; to a great extent, vast (in numbers)
恐ろしい
osoroshii terrible, dreadful, terrifying, frightening; surprising, startling, tremendous, amazing
すげ
suge terrible, dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength), great (e.g. of skills), wonderful, terrific; to a great extent, vast (in numbers)
すごい
sugoi terrible, dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength), great (e.g. of skills), wonderful, terrific; to a great extent, vast (in numbers)
すごく
sugoku terrible, dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength), great (e.g. of skills), wonderful, terrific; to a great extent, vast (in numbers)
恐しい
osoroshii terrible, dreadful, terrifying, frightening; surprising, startling, tremendous, amazing
凄ーい
sugoii terrible, dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength), great (e.g. of skills), wonderful, terrific; to a great extent, vast (in numbers)
凄〜い
sugoii terrible, dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength), great (e.g. of skills), wonderful, terrific; to a great extent, vast (in numbers)
凄じい
susamajii terrible, dreadful, awful, horrible, ghastly; tremendous, terrific, enormous, prodigious, stupendous, amazing; appalling, shocking, staggering, absurd
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