horrific

[US]/həˈrɪfɪk/
[UK]/həˈrɪfɪk/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. causing extreme fear, shock, or disgust

Phrases & Collocations

horrific experience

Example Sentences

he almost copped it in a horrific accident.

he continued to suffer from horrific hallucinations.

The film showed the most horrific murder scenes.

they aim to make war so horrific that potential aggressors will fear to resort to it.

The blood in my veins curdled at the horrific sight.

In the waning days of the Republic, the Bando Gora cult terrified many through horrific acts of violence.

Perhaps we have unconsciously repressed such bestial and horrific attributes only to see them reoccur in what is simply another manifestation of the same evil presented by the Antichrist.

Real-world Examples

A horrific video from that night sparked public outcry.

Source: NPR News June 2014 Compilation

Another horrific chapter in what has, as you say, been a very long and horrific war.

Source: NPR News March 2020 Collection

It is a horrific event, no doubt.

Source: NPR News December 2018 Compilation

President Biden described the video as horrific.

Source: BBC World Headlines

What I found there was really horrific.

Source: VOA Standard English_Americas

The most horrific was the Recy Taylor case.

Source: Women Who Changed the World

Horrific murder that's been caught on camera.

Source: Cheddar Science Interpretation (Bilingual Selected)

The police said the car accident was horrific.

Source: American Horror Story: Season 2

[Jamie] It's like a horrific Mr. Whippy.

Source: Gourmet Base

The Biden administration said the attack was horrific.

Source: BBC Listening January 2023 Collection

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