Horrific
adjective
Causing extreme fear or shock.
They described the accident scene as horrific.
Often appears as...
- horrific accident
- horrific scene
adjective
Very bad or unpleasant.
The weather conditions were absolutely horrific.
Often appears as...
- horrific conditions
- horrific experience
adjective
Causing extreme fear or shock.
They described the accident scene as horrific.
Often appears as...
- horrific accident
- horrific scene
adjective
Very bad or unpleasant.
The weather conditions were absolutely horrific.
Often appears as...
- horrific conditions
- horrific experience
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Extreme Fear
Use 'horrific' to describe scenes or events that deeply scare people.
The horror movie had some horrific moments that left audiences trembling.
Pro Tip 2/3Shock Value
'Horrific' often indicates that something is shockingly graphic or violent.
The documentary showed the horrific effects of war on civilians.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Hyperbole
Avoid using 'horrific' for mild fear; it's reserved for extreme situations.
Survivors gave horrific accounts of the earthquake's aftermath.
Pro Tip 1/3Extreme Fear
Use 'horrific' to describe scenes or events that deeply scare people.
The horror movie had some horrific moments that left audiences trembling.
Pro Tip 2/3Shock Value
'Horrific' often indicates that something is shockingly graphic or violent.
The documentary showed the horrific effects of war on civilians.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Hyperbole
Avoid using 'horrific' for mild fear; it's reserved for extreme situations.
Survivors gave horrific accounts of the earthquake's aftermath.
Pro Tip 1/3Extreme Fear
Use 'horrific' to describe scenes or events that deeply scare people.
The horror movie had some horrific moments that left audiences trembling.
Pro Tip 2/3Shock Value
'Horrific' often indicates that something is shockingly graphic or violent.
The documentary showed the horrific effects of war on civilians.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Hyperbole
Avoid using 'horrific' for mild fear; it's reserved for extreme situations.
Survivors gave horrific accounts of the earthquake's aftermath.
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How to spot a liar PIPE...
And you'll see when you see the video, she can't even pretend to be an agonizing mother. What you want to look for here is an incredible discrepancy between horrific events that she describes and her very, very cool demeanor. And if you look closely, you'll see duping delight throughout this video. Diane At night when I close my eyes,
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Face-to-Face with a...
meat and it was pretty horrific there was chunk there were chunks of meat in the water she came up underneath the boat she rammed the penguin underneath the hull of the boat almost knock in the water we had to sit down she was longer than our 12 foot long Zodiac boat and that's when you Don my guide said
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Dear Aunt Bonnie, I’m...
mean who knew that this kind of didn't even existed and it really made me think there needs to be more scientists like her because she realized that the probe that they were sending down into the deep ocean that has the most horrific sound that she played for us for like
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Ebola - Photos From the...
really kind of horrific scene behind me here an advanced Ebola patient who is quite delusional sometimes the disease is intense it causes delusions in the mind and this guy has tried to escape from one of the highly quarantine wards here in this holding facility at
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The dark history of IQ...
Psychologists around the world still use IQ tests to identify intellectual disability, and the results can be used to determine appropriate educational support, job training, and assisted living. IQ test results have been used to justify horrific policies
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The quest to understand...
that you can report very indirectly. This is a horrific condition. You don't want to see it. And people are, in fact, imprisoned within their own bodies, but they do have a mind. There was a very interesting film, one of the rare good films done
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The psychology of evil PIPE...
So, pretty horrific. That's one of the visual illustrations of evil. And it should not have escaped you that the reason I paired the prisoner with his arms out with Leonardo da Vinci's ode to humanity is that that prisoner was mentally ill.
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South Africa's Strongest...
shortly after the horrific attack she was found to be pregnant an unbelievable feat given her recent trauma she has now gone on to have three calves a miracle in itself her survival was nothing short of extraordinary
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How we can end sexual...
Those are just a few of the horrific stories that I heard from women over the last year, as I've been investigating workplace sexual harassment. And what I found out is that it's an epidemic across the world.
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Brown Bear Attack PIPE...
only imagine the horrific damage brown bears inflict in an attack without this cage to protect me I'd stand no chance
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How to spot a liar PIPE...
And you'll see when you see the video, she can't even pretend to be an agonizing mother. What you want to look for here is an incredible discrepancy between horrific events that she describes and her very, very cool demeanor. And if you look closely, you'll see duping delight throughout this video. Diane At night when I close my eyes,
Video examples
Face-to-Face with a...
meat and it was pretty horrific there was chunk there were chunks of meat in the water she came up underneath the boat she rammed the penguin underneath the hull of the boat almost knock in the water we had to sit down she was longer than our 12 foot long Zodiac boat and that's when you Don my guide said
Video examples
Dear Aunt Bonnie, I’m...
mean who knew that this kind of didn't even existed and it really made me think there needs to be more scientists like her because she realized that the probe that they were sending down into the deep ocean that has the most horrific sound that she played for us for like
Video examples
Ebola - Photos From the...
really kind of horrific scene behind me here an advanced Ebola patient who is quite delusional sometimes the disease is intense it causes delusions in the mind and this guy has tried to escape from one of the highly quarantine wards here in this holding facility at
Video examples
The dark history of IQ...
Psychologists around the world still use IQ tests to identify intellectual disability, and the results can be used to determine appropriate educational support, job training, and assisted living. IQ test results have been used to justify horrific policies
Video examples
The quest to understand...
that you can report very indirectly. This is a horrific condition. You don't want to see it. And people are, in fact, imprisoned within their own bodies, but they do have a mind. There was a very interesting film, one of the rare good films done
Video examples
The psychology of evil PIPE...
So, pretty horrific. That's one of the visual illustrations of evil. And it should not have escaped you that the reason I paired the prisoner with his arms out with Leonardo da Vinci's ode to humanity is that that prisoner was mentally ill.
Video examples
South Africa's Strongest...
shortly after the horrific attack she was found to be pregnant an unbelievable feat given her recent trauma she has now gone on to have three calves a miracle in itself her survival was nothing short of extraordinary
Video examples
How we can end sexual...
Those are just a few of the horrific stories that I heard from women over the last year, as I've been investigating workplace sexual harassment. And what I found out is that it's an epidemic across the world.
Video examples
Brown Bear Attack PIPE...
only imagine the horrific damage brown bears inflict in an attack without this cage to protect me I'd stand no chance
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Fallon Fox
American Athlete
I remember when I first came out, it was like half and half, half the female fighters were like, 'I understand why she did it, and I'll fight her,' and half said I shouldn't be in the cage and said horrible, horrific transphobic comments about me.
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Felicity Jones
English Actress
I always wear the shoes of the character a week before going on set; the idea of just putting on a new pair of shoes on the first day of filming is just horrific.
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Theresa May
British Politician
Countries across the world are taking action now to help them track paedophiles and terrorists who abuse new technology to plot their horrific crimes.
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Chuck Palahniuk
American Novelist
I'm trying to make order out of chaos, trying to find some way of rationalising the horrific things that people do or the way the world is.
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Jason Momoa
American Actor
There is a lot of pretty horrific stuff that happens, and I don't usually get those kinds of characters who get to go to those places.
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Julia Roberts
American Actress
Something that's such a joy in my life every day - cooking - is this incredible, horrific danger to women around the world.
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Joanna Garcia
American Actress
I definitely am afraid of the dark. Somehow, in my mind I can always come up with some horrific stuff to worry about.
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Sheri Fink
American Journalist
There are places in the world that the power goes out in hospitals, and there isn't clean water, and it's horrific.
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Randy Pitchford
American Businessman
Borderlands' is a horrific failure if our goal is to entertain the world.
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Meg Rosoff
American Writer
Life is absolutely horrific, leading up to absolute horror.
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Fallon Fox
American Athlete
I remember when I first came out, it was like half and half, half the female fighters were like, 'I understand why she did it, and I'll fight her,' and half said I shouldn't be in the cage and said horrible, horrific transphobic comments about me.
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Felicity Jones
English Actress
I always wear the shoes of the character a week before going on set; the idea of just putting on a new pair of shoes on the first day of filming is just horrific.
Quote examples
Theresa May
British Politician
Countries across the world are taking action now to help them track paedophiles and terrorists who abuse new technology to plot their horrific crimes.
Quote examples
Chuck Palahniuk
American Novelist
I'm trying to make order out of chaos, trying to find some way of rationalising the horrific things that people do or the way the world is.
Quote examples
Jason Momoa
American Actor
There is a lot of pretty horrific stuff that happens, and I don't usually get those kinds of characters who get to go to those places.
Quote examples
Julia Roberts
American Actress
Something that's such a joy in my life every day - cooking - is this incredible, horrific danger to women around the world.
Quote examples
Joanna Garcia
American Actress
I definitely am afraid of the dark. Somehow, in my mind I can always come up with some horrific stuff to worry about.
Quote examples
Sheri Fink
American Journalist
There are places in the world that the power goes out in hospitals, and there isn't clean water, and it's horrific.
Quote examples
Randy Pitchford
American Businessman
Borderlands' is a horrific failure if our goal is to entertain the world.
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Meg Rosoff
American Writer
Life is absolutely horrific, leading up to absolute horror.
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