different between horrify vs horrific
horrify
English
Etymology
horror +? -ify, or borrowed from Latin horrificare (cf. French horrifier). 1791, in form horrifying.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?h???fa?/
- (US) enPR: hôr??-f?, IPA(key): /?h???fa?/
Verb
horrify (third-person singular simple present horrifies, present participle horrifying, simple past and past participle horrified)
- To cause to feel extreme apprehension or unease; to cause to experience horror.
- The haunted house was horrifying, from one room to the next I felt more and more like I wasn’t going to survive.
Synonyms
- See Thesaurus:frighten
Derived terms
- horrification
Related terms
- horrible
- horrid
- horrific
- horror
- horrendous
Translations
References
horrify From the web:
- what horrifying vision appears to macbeth
- what visions does macbeth see
- what ghost does macbeth see
- what are the 3 visions seen by macbeth
- what vision do the witches show macbeth
horrific
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)
- 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
Translations
horrific From the web:
- what horrific mean
- what horrific experience did douglas
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