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horrific

/hɔˈɹɘfɘk/ /hɒˈɹɪfɪk/ /hɑˈɹɪfɪk/

Meanings
adjective
Horrifying, causing horror; horrible.

Examples :

"The accident was horrific; everyone was badly injured. "
emotion suffering inhuman disaster

Related Words

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accident noun

/ˈæk.sə.dənt/

An unexpected event with negative consequences occurring without the intention of the one suffering the consequences.

"to die by an accident"

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injured verb

/ˈɪndʒəd/ /ˈɪndʒɚd/

To wound or cause physical harm to a living creature.

"The fall injured the child's knee. "

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the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

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everyone pronoun

/ˈɛv.ɹi.wʌn/

Every person.

"Everyone in the class needs to bring their textbook to the first lecture. "

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horror noun

/ˈhɔɹɚ/ /ˈhɒɹə/ /ˈhɑɹɚ/

An intense distressing emotion of fear or repugnance.

"The news report caused a wave of horror in the community. "

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horrible noun

/ˈhɑɹɪbəl/ /ˈhɒɹɪbəl/

A thing that causes horror; a terrifying thing, particularly a prospective bad consequence asserted as likely to result from an act.

"Failing the final exam was a horrible prospect for Sarah. "

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horrifying verb

/ˈhɔːrɪfaɪɪŋ/ /ˈhɑːrɪfaɪɪŋ/

To cause to feel extreme apprehension or unease; to cause to experience horror.

"The haunted house was horrifying, from one room to the next I felt more and more like I wasn’t going to survive."

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badly adjective

/ˈbæd.li/

Ill, unwell.

"My grandmother is feeling badly today; she has a headache. "

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causing verb

/ˈkɔzɪŋ/ /ˈkɑzɪŋ/

To set off an event or action.

"The lightning caused thunder."