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

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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. Jeremy Corbyn:

   The government appears to be waiting for instructions from President Donald Trump on how to proceed, britain should press for an independent U.N.-led investigation of last weekend's horrific chemical weapons attack so that those responsible can be held to account.

2. Marko Cunningham:

   It was like a meat market, there were bodies everywhere. Some were shredded. There were legs where heads were supposed to be. It was horrific.

3. Michael Delaney:

   As a homicide prosecutor, I went into court all the time with victims of horrific violence – often times, sexual violence – and I know from those experiences, just how important the interaction between the judge on the bench and the victim of the crimes is.

4. War Relief -RRB- Fine:

   There was another dog a friend of mine wanted to adopt that I was willing to bring home. But then the veterinarian showed me his X-ray and he had shrapnel throughout his spine and he had to be operated on, this is a horrific, horrific situation that, you know, needs attention.

5. Rachel Egan:

   Going back to 1948, times were very different, so, if he was involved in a war crime, or something else that's horrific, maybe we can unpack the reasons and try and understand as to why he did what he did.

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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
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/horrific
5. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=horrific