horrific

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horrific

/həˈɹɪfɪk/ US
/hɔˈɹɪfɪk/ US
/hɑˈɹɪfɪk/ US
/həˈɹɪfɪk/ UK
/hɘˈɹɘfɘk/ New Zealand
/hɔˈɹɘfɘk/ New Zealand

Rhymes with -ɪfɪk

Where it comes from

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

adjective more horrific · most horrific · horrifick

Causing horror; horrifying. a horrific sight
Similar: affreux, alarming, spine-tingling, appalling, awful, eldritch, buggish, butt-clenching, buttock-clenching, dismayful, dreadful, fearful

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: dreadful, terrible, direful, horrendous, dreaded, dread, fearsome, fearful, frightening, alarming, awful, hideous, offensive, dire, outrageous, horrid

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adj causing horror

Español	horrorífico, truculento, horrífico
中文	令人恐怖的 lìngrén kǒngbù de, 可怕的 kěpà de, 駭人的 /骇人的 hàirén de
Français	horrifique
Deutsch	entsetzlich

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@misc{horrific_2026,
  title = {horrific},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/horrific},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}