horrific
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5.5
- adjective
- /həˈrɪfɪk/
- Coming to a head in the holy month of Ramadan, these almost daily, horrific mass killings of men.
- a horrific event
- the horrific nature
- a horrific experience
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Watch on YouTubeIn fact, a lot of people have had horrific experiences.
- In fact, a lot of people have had horrific experiences.
- We have a horrific history with slaves.
- It was pretty horrific pain for two days.
- I wanted people to know how horrific this concept is.
- This is obviously a horrific situation, as you know how.
- And it was a horrific time in my life.
- And what this man brings is something more horrific than ghosts.
- People are dying left, right and centre in the most horrific fashion.
- And all of this has now got lost in just this horrific destruction.
- So, so how they make blue jeans is horrific.
- OK, She had a stepmother who was horrific.
- We're just getting out of this horrific era and.
- That sane wash and excuse this horrific, horrific person.
- Though olive juice is horrific, 'cause I would believe that too.
- It is going to be horrific, horrific to watch.
Examples
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So Lori, why don't you take us back to that horrific night and how you got to be in the middle of all of this.
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People are dying left, right and centre in the most horrific fashion.
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In fact, a lot of people have had horrific experiences.
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And it was a horrific time in my life.
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This is going to be horrific if this happens.
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I wanted people to know how horrific this concept is.
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But the Texas government burned all evidence of the town, trying to bury its horrific past.
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I went to the hospital and found a stunned-looking man who had been through a horrific experience.
Academic text (2011) -
Tears stream from his eyes and down his face as the horrific revelations continue.
Fiction book (1999) -
The news report described a horrific accident that left many people injured.
Synonyms
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1.5
Very bad or frightening in a way that makes you feel upset
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1.0
Causing fear or making you feel afraid
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3.0
Causing someone to feel afraid
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5.3
Making people feel very afraid
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5.1
Very ugly and likely to make people feel shocked or disgusted
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3.7
Very bad and unpleasant, often causing fear or shock
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4.5
Makes people feel very afraid and shocked
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6.2
Shocking and unpleasant because it shows death or serious injury
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5.6
Causing shock and strong disgust because it is very bad
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7.0
Very shocking and scary, causing fear or disgust
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4.5
Very bad and shocking, causing people to feel fear or sadness
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1.1
Very frightening and causing fear or dread
47
4.1
A very unpleasant thing that shocks or disgusts you
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6.8
Causing great fear and shock, often like death or ghosts
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4.8
Very frightening and likely to make people afraid
27
7.3
Very cruel and shocking, causing strong fear
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1.0
So frightening that people feel afraid
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8.7
Strange and upsetting because it shows death or injury
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2.9
Causing strong fear and worry
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5.1
Very scary and likely to make someone feel afraid
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7.0
Very frightening and unpleasant, like a bad dream
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7.6
Very cruel and shocking, causing great pain and fear
Making someone feel very afraid
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Morphology
horrific = horror (transparent) = horrif + ic
The adjective is directly formed from the noun 'horror' with the adjective-forming suffix '-ic', so the meaning 'causing or relating to horror' is clear to learners.
Etymology
Horrific comes from the same root as horror and the Latin horrere, which means 'to bristle' or 'to stand on end'. So something horrific makes you shudder or feel great fear or disgust, which is why we use it for very disturbing things.