different between horrification vs horrific

English

Etymology

horror +? -ification, or alternatively horrific +? -ation.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?h???f??ke???n/, /?h???f??ke???n/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?h???f??ke???n/, /?h???f??ke???n/
• (General New Zealand) IPA^(key): /?h???f??kæe??n/

Noun

horrification (countable and uncountable, plural horrifications)

1. That which causes horror.
   • 1801, Maria Edgeworth, Belinda

     As the old woman and her miserable light went on before us, I could almost have thought of Sir Bertrand, or of some German horrifications […]

English

Alternative forms

• horrifick (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin horrificus, from horre? (“to be afraid”) + -fic? (“to make”).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /h????f?k/, /h????f?k/, /h????f?k/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /h????f?k/, /h????f?k/
• (General New Zealand) IPA^(key): /h????f?k/, /h????f?k/
• Rhymes: -?f?k

Adjective

horrific (comparative more horrific, superlative most horrific)

1. Horrifying, causing horror; horrible.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:frightening

Usage notes

• Like many terms that start with a non-silent h but have emphasis on their second syllable, some people precede horrific with an, others with a.

Related terms

• horrible
• horrifical
• horrification
• horrify
• horror
• horrendous

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