horrific

English

Alternative forms

• horrifick (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin horrificus, from horreō (“to be afraid”) + -ficō (“to make”).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /həˈɹɪfɪk/, /hɔˈɹɪfɪk/, /hɑˈɹɪfɪk/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /həˈɹɪfɪk/, /hɒˈɹɪfɪk/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• (New Zealand) IPA^(key): /hɘˈɹɘfɘk/, /hɔˈɹɘfɘk/
• Rhymes: -ɪfɪk

Adjective

horrific (comparative more horrific, superlative most horrific)

1. Horrifying, causing horror; horrible.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:frightening

   a horrific sight

   a horrific injury

Usage notes

• Like many terms that start with a non-silent h but have emphasis on their second syllable, some people precede horrific with an, others with a.

Related terms

• horrendous
• horrible
• horrifical
• horrification
• horrify
• horror

Translations

causing horror

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• Azerbaijani: vahiməli, dəhşətli (az), qorxunc (az), məşum
• Bulgarian: ужасяващ (bg) (užasjavašt)
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• Dutch: afschuwelijk (nl)
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• French: horrifique (fr)
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• German: entsetzlich (de)
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• Latin: horrificus
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• Polish: przerażający (pl)
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• Spanish: horrorífico
• Turkish: korkunç (tr)
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