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horrific

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See also:horrífic

English

Alternative forms

horrifick(obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed fromLatinhorrificus, fromhorreō(“to be afraid”) +-ficō(“to make”).

Pronunciation

(General American)IPA^(key): /həˈɹɪfɪk/,/hɔˈɹɪfɪk/,/hɑˈɹɪfɪk/
(Received Pronunciation)IPA^(key): /həˈɹɪfɪk/
- Audio(Southern England): (file)
(New Zealand)IPA^(key): /hɘˈɹɘfɘk/,/hɔˈɹɘfɘk/
Rhymes:-ɪfɪk

Adjective

horrific (comparativemorehorrific,superlativemosthorrific)

Causinghorror;horrifying.
Synonyms:seeThesaurus:frightening
ahorrific sight
ahorrific injury

Usage notes

Like many terms that start with a non-silenth but have emphasis on their second syllable, some people precedehorrific withan, others witha.

Derived terms

horrifically

Related terms

Translations

causing horror—see alsohorrendous,‎horrible,‎terrifying

Albanian:please add this translation if you can
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Azerbaijani:vahiməli,dəhşətli (az),qorxunc (az),məşum
Bulgarian:ужасяващ (bg)(užasjavašt)
Chinese:
Mandarin:please add this translation if you can
Dutch:afschuwelijk (nl)
Esperanto:please add this translation if you can
Estonian:please add this translation if you can
French:horrifique (fr)
Georgian:please add this translation if you can
German:entsetzlich (de)
Hungarian:please add this translation if you can
Latin:horrificus
Latvian:please add this translation if you can
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Polish:przerażający (pl)
Romanian:please add this translation if you can
Slovak:please add this translation if you can
Spanish:horrorífico,truculento (es),horrífico m
Tatar:куркыныч(qurqınıç)
Turkish:korkunç (tr)
Ukrainian:please add this translation if you can

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