Definitions for horrific
hɔˈrɪf ɪk, hɒ-hor·rif·ic

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1. hideous, horrid, horrific, outrageousadjective

   grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror

   "subjected to outrageous cruelty"; "a hideous pattern of injustice"; "horrific conditions in the mining industry"

2. awful, dire, direful, dread(a), dreaded, dreadful, fearful, fearsome, frightening, horrendous, horrific, terribleadjective

   causing fear or dread or terror

   "the awful war"; "an awful risk"; "dire news"; "a career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked"; "the dread presence of the headmaster"; "polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was"; "a dreadful storm"; "a fearful howling"; "horrendous explosions shook the city"; "a terrible curse"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. horrificadjective

   horrifying, causing horror; horrible.

2. Etymology: from horrere + -ficare: confer horrifique. See horror, -fy.

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1. horrific

   Horrific is an adjective used to describe something that causes or involves extreme horror, fear, or shock. It is something so dreadful or terrifying that it can cause strong feelings of fear or distress.

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1. Horrificadjective

   causing horror; frightful

2. Etymology: [L. horrifieus; horrere to be horrible + -ficare (in comp.) to make: cf. F. horrifique. See Horror, -fy.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of horrific in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of horrific in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of horrific in a Sentence

1. Pasco County Sheriff Chris Nocco:

   This is a horrific scene, this is a nightmare.

2. Bernie Sanders:

   What I would say is if we are going to make some progress in dealing with these horrific massacres that we're seeing, is that people have got to start all over this country talking to each other.

3. Naama Haviv:

   The parents of the survivors were asked if they wanted to cover their faces and mask their identity to keep their privacy. But they said' No', they're tired of hiding and what they are is angry. They want people to know this is happening, the chief of pediatrics at the hospital shared photographs from waist down of the damage being done to these children, as young as 18 months old. It's horrific. Their bodies have literally been destroyed.

4. Chuck Hagel:

   World War I was a horrific, terrible war that affected really everybody -- certainly affected us, and not to make a little bit of an effort to get to a very important ceremony was wrong. And I'm disappointed and I'm sorry that he didn't do it.

5. Church Elder L. Whitney Clayton:

   Any case is alarming to me. It's a tragedy, i'm a father. I have seven children, four boys and three girls. I have 19 grandchildren. The thought of one of them as a child or youth being abused is absolutely horrific to me.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=horrific
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Horrific
3. ^ ChatGPT
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4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/horrific