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. Sue Ashton:

   Where we thought we had koalas, we now think they've been incinerated, the fire is so intense that what's happening is the fire goes through and the little koalas and other wildlife are just burned to pieces and become ash. So it's absolutely horrific.

2. Paul Blackman:

   I have been in law enforcement all of my adult life, and this horrific incident shocks and angers me more than anything I have encountered in my career, while we still don't know what drove the suspect to commit this heinous act, there is no excuse that can justify the cold-blooded murder of multiple victims.

3. Ducks International:

   Plaintiff (Harris) has been rendered nervous by the incident, (He) has suffered anxiety of body and mind and has suffered emotional upset and loss of enjoyment of life, has suffered on going inability to sleep, horrific nightmares, distress, trauma, and post traumatic stress.

4. Dennis OBrien:

   This is an absolutely violent crime. Domestic violence is one of the most horrific crimes that we can deal with on a daily basis, its important that the public reach out, that these surveillance systemsare so helpful for us in following up and countering the crimes to combat these violent crimes in nature.

5. Donald Trump:

   Difficult days are ahead for our nation, we're going to have a couple of weeks, starting pretty much now, but especially a few days from now, that are going to be horrific.

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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