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horrific

adjective

  1. feeling or being caused to feel apprehension or alarm
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /həˈɹɪfɪk/ / /hɔˈɹɪfɪk/ / /hɑˈɹɪfɪk/

adj

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

  1. Causing horror; horrifying.

    a horrific sight

    a horrific injury