Definition of horrific Horrific

/hɔɹɪˈfɪk/ - [horifik] - hor•rif•ic

We found 5 definitions of horrific from 4 different sources.

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What does horrific mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Adjective

horrific - grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror; "subjected to outrageous cruelty"; "a hideous pattern of injustice"; "horrific conditions in the mining industry"
  hideous, horrid, outrageous
  offensive unpleasant or disgusting especially to the senses; "offensive odors"
horrific - 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"
  awful, dire, direful, dread, dreaded, dreadful, fearful, fearsome, frightening, horrendous, terrible
  alarming frightening because of an awareness of danger
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • horrific (a.)
    Causing horror; frightful.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • horrific
    Dreadful; causing alarm and fear.

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