horrific
Causing horror; horrifyingCausing horror; horrifying.
» Nature seems peaceful, but it is actually a perpetual bloodbath of animals dying in horrific ways.
Природа кажется мирной, но на самом деле, это бесконечная кровавая баня для животных, умирающих ужасными способами.
Природа здається мирною, але насправді це постійна кривава баня, у якій тварини помирають моторошною смертю.
Meaning
1 sensesCausing horror; horrifying.
a horrific sight
a horrific injury
entsetzlich
grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror
Examples
45 sentencesNature seems peaceful, but it is actually a perpetual bloodbath of animals dying in horrific ways.
Природа здається мирною, але насправді це постійна кривава баня, у якій тварини помирають моторошною смертю.
ruПрирода кажется мирной, но на самом деле, это бесконечная кровавая баня для животных, умирающих ужасными способами.
Sami told police another horrific tale.
Ziri had a horrific experience there.
Ziri did horrific experiments on children.
Karl heard that horrific laughing again.
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
Borrowed from Latin horrificus, from horreō (“to be afraid”) + -ficō (“to make”).Borrowed from Latin horrificus, from horreō (“to be afraid”) + -ficō (“to make”).
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Forms
more horrific, most horrific| Comparative | more horrific Lesson |
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| Superlative | most horrific Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
45 synonymsWord family
10 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
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