Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

horrific

/həˈɹɪfɪk/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.76 in modern English

Syllables
hor-rif-ic
IPA
/həˈɹɪfɪk/
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Causing horror; horrifying.

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /həˈɹɪfɪk/
  • British English: /həˈɹɪfɪk/

Inflected Forms

more horrific (comparative) most horrific (superlative) horrifick (alternative)

Derived Forms

horrifically horrificity horrificness unhorrific

Frequently Paired Words

horrendous horrible horrifical horrification horrify horror

Synonyms

affreux alarming spine-tingling appalling awful eldritch buggish butt-clenching buttock-clenching dismayful dreadful fearful

Rhymes With

specific non-specific scientific pacific terrific prolific unscientific nonspecific honorific hieroglyphic transpacific pseudoscientific

Questions

How do you pronounce horrific?
The recorded pronunciation is /həˈɹɪfɪk/.
What does horrific mean?
Causing horror; horrifying.
Where does horrific come from?
It is traced to Latin.

How to pronounce horrific

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