horrific

Meaning

Causing horror; horrifying.

Synonyms

terrible
A2
horrible
B1
frightful
C2
dreadful
C1
horrendous
C2
awful
B1
hideous
C1
grisly
25k
frightening
C1
outrageous
C1
fearsome
C2
gruesome
C2
direful
dread
C2
horrid
C2
dreaded
C2
ghastly
C2
dire
C2
scary
B1
fearful
C2
😨
atrocious
21k
abominable
20k
tremendous
C1
alarming
C2
appalling
C2
awing
bad
A1
👎
beastly
20k
excruciating
20k
god-awful
29k
grim
C1
heinous
C2
hellish
21k
horrifying
C2
lurid
37k
messed up
monstrous
C2
morbid
C2
odious
29k
raging
C1
shocking
C1
shuddery
terrifying
C1
Translations

erschreckend
horrifique
terrible
raccapricciante
espantoso
atroz
terrible
spaventoso
atroç
terribile
épouvantable
effrayant
atroce
terrible
Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/həˈɹɪfɪk/
Etymology

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

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