horrific

Universal Words adjective 1 extremely bad and shocking or frightening SYNHORRIFYING: a horrific murder / accident / attack * Her injuries were horrific. * She's been through a horrific ordeal. 2 (informal) very bad or unpleasant SYNHORRENDOUS: We had a horrific trip. HELPNOTE Some people use an instead of a before this word and then usually do not pronounce the 'h'. This now sounds old-fashioned. horrifically adverb: He was horrifically murdered.