What is "horrific" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does horrific mean in English? Meaning of horrific definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "horrific" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "horrific": grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror

Adjective

  • Meaning: grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror
  • Example: subjected to outrageous cruelty a hideous pattern of injustice horrific conditions in the mining industry
  • Synonyms: hideous horrid horrific outrageous
  • Similar: offensive
  • Meaning of "horrific": causing fear or dread or terror

    Adjective

  • Meaning: causing fear or dread or terror
  • Example: 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
  • Synonyms: awful dire direful dread dreaded dreadful fearful fearsome frightening horrendous horrific terrible
  • Similar: alarming
  • Adjective: Horrifying, causing horror; horrible.
  • Synonyms:

    dreadful, horrid, eerie, disgusting, hair-raising, appalling, heinous, cruel, grisly, ghastly, awful, gruesome, abominable, hideous, frightful, grim, abhorrent, beastly, bloodcurdling, detestable, disagreeable, execrable, fearful, gross, loathsome, lousy,

    Antonyms:

    pleasant, pleasing, wonderful, attractive, pretty, delightful, beautiful, good, gentle, nice,

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    horrific in English: horrific
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