horrific

hor·rif·ic  (hô-rfk, h-)

adj.

Causing horror; terrifying.

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[Latin horrificus : horrre, to tremble + -ficus, -fic.]

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hor·rifi·cal·ly adv.

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horrific

Adjective

provoking horror: horrific injuries

horrifically adv

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	horrific - grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror; "subjected to outrageous cruelty"; "a hideous pattern of injustice"; "horrific conditions in the mining industry" hideous, outrageous, horrid offensive - unpleasant or disgusting especially to the senses; "offensive odors"
	2.	horrific - causing fear or dread or terror; "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" direful, dread, dreaded, dreadful, fearsome, frightening, horrendous, terrible, fearful, awful, dire alarming - frightening because of an awareness of danger

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horrific

adjective horrifying, shocking, appalling, frightening, awful, terrifying, grim, dreadful, horrendous, ghastly, from hell (informal) grisly, frightful, hellacious U.S. (slang)

Translations

horrific [hɔˈrɪfɪk] adj [accident] → horroroso; [film] → horripilante

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horrific [hɔˈrɪfɪk] adj → horrible

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horrific [hɔˈrɪfɪk] adj → entsetzlich, schrecklich

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horrific [hɔˈrɪfɪk] adj [accident] → spaventoso/a; [film] → orripilante