horrific
/həˈrɪfɪk/adjective
उच्चारण हरिफ़िक
भयावह, भयानक, वीभत्स
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extremely bad and shocking or frightening
भयावह, भयानक, वीभत्स
- a horrific accident
- The news channel showed horrific scenes of the flood.
- Doctors treated survivors of the horrific train crash.
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- The reporter described the horrific scenes at the market fire.
- She had a horrific dream and woke up shaking.
Synonyms horrifying dreadful appalling gruesome ghastly
Opposite pleasant delightful wonderful comforting
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
horrific + noun
Horrific describes something extremely shocking or frightening, such as an accident, a crime or a sight.
'Horrific' अत्यंत चौंकाने वाली या भयावह चीज़ का वर्णन करता है, जैसे दुर्घटना, अपराध या दृश्य।
- The horrific accident on the highway killed five people.
- Survivors described the horrific scenes after the flood.
horrific vs horrified
Horrific describes the thing that shocks you; horrified describes you when you are shocked.
'Horrific' उस चीज़ का वर्णन करता है जो आपको झटका दे; 'horrified' आपकी अपनी स्थिति का, जब आप सदमे में हों।
- The photographs were horrific.
- We were horrified by the photographs.
be + horrific (predicative)
It can follow be, and you can add to say how bad it is.
यह be के बाद आ सकता है, और किसी बात की गंभीरता बताने के लिए जुड़ सकता है।
- The damage caused by the cyclone was horrific.
horrific + to + verb
Horrific + to-infinitive explains what it is like to experience something.
'Horrific' के बाद to-infinitive बताता है कि किसी चीज़ का अनुभव कैसा है।
- It is horrific to think of what the children saw.
+Collocations 4
horrific + noun
accidentcrimeinjuriesviolencescenesattack
- The police described the crime scene as horrific.
adverb + horrific
trulyabsolutelyparticularlyalmostutterly
- The cruelty shown in the video was truly horrific.
horrific + abstract noun
conditionsexperiencememorydetailsnews
- Prisoners lived in horrific conditions.
related words
horriblehorrifyingterribleghastly
- It was a horrifying accident.
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- The train crash was a horrific tragedy for the whole district.
रेल दुर्घटना पूरे ज़िले के लिए एक भयावह त्रासदी थी।
- Doctors treated people with horrific burns after the factory fire.
कारखाने में आग लगने के बाद चिकित्सकों ने भयानक रूप से जले लोगों का उपचार किया।
- Radhika could not forget the horrific images from the news.
राधिका समाचारों की भयावह तस्वीरें भूल नहीं सकी।
- The reporter described horrific conditions in the relief camp.
संवाददाता ने राहत शिविर की भयावह स्थितियों का वर्णन किया।
- The book gives horrific details of the war.
पुस्तक युद्ध के भयावह ब्योरे देती है।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ I was horrific by the news of the accident.
✓ I was horrified by the news of the accident.
For a person's feeling, use the participle horrified, not horrific.
व्यक्ति की भावना के लिए participle 'horrified' आता है, 'horrific' नहीं।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Horrific, horrible and terrible all describe very bad things, but horrific is the strongest and most shocking.
Horrific, horrible और terrible तीनों बहुत बुरी चीज़ों का वर्णन करते हैं, पर 'horrific' सबसे तीव्र और चौंकाने वाला है।
Shocking and frightening, usually about violence, death or suffering.
चौंकाने वाला और भयावह, प्रायः हिंसा, मृत्यु या पीड़ा के लिए।
- The crash was horrific.
Very unpleasant, from food to weather, and weaker in force.
बहुत अप्रिय, भोजन से लेकर मौसम तक, और प्रभाव में कमज़ोर।
- The tea tasted horrible.
Very bad or serious; often used loosely in daily speech.
बहुत बुरा या गंभीर; रोज़मर्रा की बोलचाल में ढीले अर्थ में भी प्रयुक्त।
- I have a terrible headache.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
hor·rif·ic
?Which word?
Keep apart horrific (shocking and frightening: 'horrific injuries') and horrible (very unpleasant: 'horrible weather'; weaker).
Horrific (चौंकाने वाला और भयावह: 'horrific injuries') और horrible (बहुत अप्रिय: 'horrible weather'; कमज़ोर) को अलग रखिए।
Keep the shocking words in order of strength: unpleasant, horrible, dreadful, appalling, horrific, gruesome (very unpleasant, often involving death or injury), ghastly.
चौंकाने वाले शब्द तीव्रता के क्रम में याद रखिए: unpleasant, horrible, dreadful, appalling, horrific, gruesome (बहुत अप्रिय, प्रायः मृत्यु या चोट से जुड़ा), ghastly।