noun
a Latin phrase meaning 'horrible year'; used to describe a particularly difficult or disastrous year
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The year 2020 was truly an annus horribilis for many people around the world.
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Last year was a total annus horribilis, wasn't it?
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Man, 2020 was one big annus horribilis.
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Just like a stormy sea, life can sometimes throw us into an annus horribilis.