horrific
adjective
hor·rif·ic
hȯ-ˈri-fik 
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: having the power to horrify
a horrific account of the tragedy
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horrific images of the devastation spurred many people to give generously
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Based on the memoir by Monique Smith, who endured a horrific childhood only to discover that her family wasn’t actually hers.
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Peter White, Deadline, 5 Mar. 2025
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—Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 5 Mar. 2025
The horrific apparent overdose came a day after a drug-dealing operator of a Bronx day care was sentenced to 45 years in prison for the death of a toddler exposed to fentanyl and the overdoses of three other children who survived.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 5 Mar. 2025
However, what wasn’t filmed was much more horrific.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 4 Mar. 2025
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Peter White, Deadline, 5 Mar. 2025
Read Next California Toddler disfigured by burns in ‘horrific’ child endangerment case in CA.
—Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 5 Mar. 2025
The horrific apparent overdose came a day after a drug-dealing operator of a Bronx day care was sentenced to 45 years in prison for the death of a toddler exposed to fentanyl and the overdoses of three other children who survived.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 5 Mar. 2025
However, what wasn’t filmed was much more horrific.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 4 Mar. 2025
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“Horrific.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/horrific. Accessed 8 Mar. 2025.
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