🇬🇧 Horrific meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

If something is horrific, it is extremely bad or frightening. A horrific event can make people scream, run away, or cover their eyes. “Horrific” is used when something is not just bad, but really bad.

My haircut turned out so horrific that even my hat looked embarrassed to be seen with me.

The smell from my brother’s socks was so horrific that we had to call a hazmat team.

My dog’s horrific breath could probably be used as a secret weapon.

The school lunch looked so horrific that even the lunch lady refused to serve it.

I saw something truly horrific today—my math test score.

At night, Tom opened the attic door and froze. A horrific pile of broken dolls stared up; a horrific smell hit his face. A horrific shadow moved between boxes, and a horrific whisper brushed his ear. He stumbled back, heart racing, then switched on the light. The horrific forms were old coats and toys — he laughed, relieved.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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