horrific en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /həˈɹɪfɪk/ (General-American)
- /hɘˈɹɘfɘk/ (New-Zealand)
- /hɑˈɹɪfɪk/ (General-American)
- /həˈɹɪfɪk/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /hɔˈɹɘfɘk/ (New-Zealand)
- /hɔˈɹɪfɪk/ (General-American)
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin horrificus, from horreō (“to be afraid”) + -ficō (“to make”).
Meanings
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Causing horror; horrifying.
a horrific sight
a horrific injury
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| horrifick | alternative | lexicographic | |
| more horrific | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most horrific | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
horrificness · horrificity · unhorrific · horrifically
Relateds
horrible · horror · horrendous · horrifical · horrify · horrification
Synonyms
dreadful · terrifying · appalling · flesh-crawling · terrible · pulse-pounding · fearful · buttock-clenching · frightening · ghastly · horrible · skin-crawling · horrid · awful · dismayful · butt-clenching · frightensome · scaring · spine-tingling · scary · buggish · hair-curling · horrific · affreux · formidable · terrorsome · hair-raising · ghostly · flaysome · shocking · alarming · frightful · grisly · horripilating · horrifying · eldritch · freaky
Translations (22)
es horrorífico (causing horror) · de entsetzlich (causing horror) · cmn 令人恐怖的 (causing horror) · fi kauhea (causing horror) · tr korkunç (causing horror) · bg ужасяващ (causing horror) · es horrífico (causing horror) · tt куркыныч (causing horror) · az qorxunc (causing horror) · az məşum (causing horror) · nl afschuwelijk (causing horror) · fi kauhistuttava (causing horror) · cmn 駭人的 /骇人的 (causing horror) · az vahiməli (causing horror) · es truculento (causing horror) · fi hirvittävä (causing horror) · pl przerażający (causing horror) · cmn 可怕的 (causing horror) · fr horrifique (causing horror) · la horrificus (causing horror) · fi hirveä (causing horror) · az dəhşətli (causing horror)