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. Mark Milley:

   Given the type of forces that are arrayed... if that was unleashed on Ukraine, it would be significant, very significant, and it would result in a significant amount of casualties, you can imagine what that might look like in dense urban areas, along roads, and so on and so forth. It would be horrific. It would be terrible. And it's not necessary. And we think a diplomatic outcome is the way to go here.

2. Douglas County Sheriff John Hanlin:

   I will not name the shooter, i will not give him the credit he probably sought prior to this horrific and cowardly act. You will never hear me mention his name. We would encourage media to avoid using it, to not repeat it. We encourage you not to glorify and create sensationalism for him. He in no way deserves this. Focus your attention on the victims, on the families, helping them get through this difficult time.

3. Courtesy Joseph Wood Wood:

   I'm still wondering what could have been so horrific that I would be left in a box in the winter.

4. Skye Wheeler:

   The longer they are held by ISIS, the more horrific life becomes for Yazidi women, bought and sold, brutally raped, their children torn from them.

5. Tonya Conn:

   I've been doing rescues since 2004, we see a lot of starvation and a lot of cruelty, but that was the most horrific scene I've ever been on. Just cold-blooded malice.

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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