English Explanatory Dictionary

horrific

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Causing horror; horrifying.

Pronunciation

/həˈɹɪfɪk/ /hɔˈɹɪfɪk/ /hɑˈɹɪfɪk/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-horrific.wav /hɘˈɹɘfɘk/ /hɔˈɹɘfɘk/

Word forms

horrific more horrific most horrific horrifick

Etymology

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

Synonyms

affreux alarming spine-tingling appalling awful eldritch buggish butt-clenching buttock-clenching dismayful dreadful fearful flaysome flesh-crawling formidable freaky frightening frightensome frightful ghastly ghostly grisly hair-curling hair-raising horrible horrid horrific horrifying horripilating pulse-pounding scaring scary shocking skin-crawling terrible terrifying terrorsome

Related words

horrendous horrible horrifical horrification horrify horror

Derived words

horrifically
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