annus horribilis

annus horribilis

English

Etymology

From the Latin annus (“year”) + horribilis (“of horrors”)

Noun

annus horribilis

1. (often italicized) A horrible year
   • 1900, February 22, Year One of the Empire‎, page 105:

     It is now a full year since the treaty with Spain was ratified, and the ignoble and bloody war in the Philippines began — a true annus horribilis.

   • 1936, John T. Whitaker, And Fear Came‎, page 208:

     As the year 1934, an annus horribilis of political murder and bankrupt statesmanship, drew toward a close, Europe had the jitters.

   • 2008, December 23, “Justin McCurry & Mark Milner”, in Sales slump puts Toyota on track for first loss in 70 years‎:

     "Toyota will undoubtedly be looking forward to the end of this financial year, which promised so much, yet has become an annus horribilis," said Ian Fletcher.

Usage notes

• Often associated specifically with Queen Elizabeth II, who used the phrase in referring to her family's difficulties in 1992.

Related terms

• annus mirabilis

Translations

a horrible year

Portuguese: annus horribilis m

See also

• annus horribilis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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Portuguese

Noun

annus horribilis m (uncountable)

1. (often italicized) annus horribilis (a horrible year)