horrific

adj.

Causing horror; terrifying.

[Latin horrificus : horrēre, to tremble + -ficus, -fic.]

horrifically hor·rif'i·cal·ly adv.

adjective

Causing great horror: bloodcurdling, hair-raising, horrible, horrid, terrific. See fear/courage.

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The adjective has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror
  Synonyms: hideous, horrid, outrageous

Meaning #2: causing fear or dread or terror
  Synonyms: awful, dire, direful, dread, dreaded, dreadful, fearful, fearsome, frightening, horrendous, terrible

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - rædselsvækkende, skrækindjagende, rædsels-, skræk-

Nederlands (Dutch)
afschuwwekkend

Français (French)
adj. - atroce

Deutsch (German)
adj. - schrecklich, horrend

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - μακάβριος, φρικώδης, φρικιαστικός

Italiano (Italian)
orrendo

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - horripilante

Русский (Russian)
ужасающий

Español (Spanish)
adj. - horrendo, horroroso

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - fasansfull, hårresande

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
令人毛骨悚然的, 可怖的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 令人毛骨悚然的, 可怖的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 무서운, 소름 끼칠 듯한, 지독한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 恐ろしい

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مروع, رهيب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מזעזע, מחריד‬

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