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3 ADJ [ADJ n] You use terrible to emphasize the great extent or degree of something. [EMPHASIS ] □  I was a terrible fool, you know. I remember that now. ●  ter|ri|bly ADV [usu ADV adj] □  I'm terribly sorry to bother you at this hour. SYNONYMS terrible ADJ 1

awful:Even if the weather's awful there's lots to do.

appalling:They have been living under the most appalling conditions.

dreadful:They told us the dreadful news.

horrendous:He described it as the most horrendous experience of his life.

ter|ri|er /te riə ^r / (terriers )

1 N‑COUNT A terrier is a small breed of dog. There are many different types of terrier.

2 → see also bull terrier , pit bull terrier

ter|rif|ic /tər I f I k/

1 ADJ If you describe something or someone as terrific , you are very pleased with them or very impressed by them. [INFORMAL ] □  What a terrific idea! □  Everybody there was having a terrific time.

2 ADJ [ADJ n] Terrific means very great in amount, degree, or intensity. [EMPHASIS ] □  All of a sudden there was a terrific bang and a flash of smoke. ●  ter|rifi|cal|ly /tər I f I kli/ ADV [usu ADV adj/-ed] □  …the only child of terrifically repressed parents.

ter|ri|fy /te r I fa I / (terrifies , terrifying , terrified ) VERB If something terrifies you, it makes you feel extremely frightened. □ [V n] Flying terrifies him. ●  ter|ri|fied ADJ [ADJ that, ADJ to-inf] □ [+ of ] He was terrified of heights. □  She was terrified that Ronnie would kidnap Sam.

ter|ri|fy|ing /te r I fa I I ŋ/ ADJ [oft ADJ to-inf] If something is terrifying , it makes you very frightened. □  I still find it terrifying to find myself surrounded by large numbers of horses.

ter|ri|to|rial /te r I tɔː riəl/

1 ADJ [usu ADJ n] Territorial means concerned with the ownership of a particular area of land or water. □  It is the only republic which has no territorial disputes with the others.

2 ADJ If you describe an animal or its behaviour as territorial , you mean that it has an area which it regards as its own, and which it defends when other animals try to enter it. □  Two cats or more in one house will also exhibit territorial behaviour.

Te r|ri|to|rial A rmy N‑PROPER The Territorial Army is a British armed force whose members are not professional soldiers but train as soldiers in their spare time.

te r|ri|to|rial wa |ters N‑PLURAL A country's territorial waters are the parts of the sea close to its coast which are recognized by international agreement to be under its control, especially with regard to fishing rights.

ter|ri|tory ◆◆◇ /te rətri, [AM ] -tɔːri/ (territories )

1 N‑VAR Territory is land which is controlled by a particular country or ruler. □  The government denies that any of its territory is under rebel control. □  …Russian territory.

2 N‑COUNT A territory is a country or region that is controlled by another country. □  He toured some of the disputed territories now under U.N. control.

3 N‑UNCOUNT You can use territory to refer to an area of knowledge or experience. □  Following the futuristic The Handmaid's Tale, her next novel returned to more familiar territory.

4virgin territory → see virgin

5 N‑VAR An animal's territory is an area which it regards as its own and which it defends when other animals try to enter it.

6 N‑UNCOUNT [usu adj N ] Territory is land with a particular character. □  …mountainous territory. □  …a vast and uninhabited territory.