horrific
adjective /həˈrɪfɪk/
/həˈrɪfɪk/
- extremely bad and making you feel shocked or frightened synonym horrifying
- a horrific murder/accident/attack, etc.
- Her injuries were horrific.
- She’s been through a horrific ordeal.
Extra Examples- Some of the scenes we witnessed were quite horrific.
- There's been a horrific murder.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
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- really
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- (informal) very bad or unpleasant synonym horrendous
- We had a horrific trip.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
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- really
- absolutely
- quite
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Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Latin horrificus, from horrere ‘tremble, shudder’.