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Horrified vs Horrific - What's the difference?

horrified | horrific |

As adjectives the difference between horrified and horrific

is that horrified is struck with horror while horrific is horrifying, causing horror; horrible.

As a verb horrified

is (horrify).

horrified

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Struck with horror.
  • * 2003 , John E. Ferling, A Leap in the Dark: The Struggle to Create the American Republic , page 358
    • No one was more horrified than Chauncey Goodrich, scion of an old, elite family in Hartford

    Verb

    (head)
  • (horrify)

    • horrific

    English

    Alternative forms

    * horrifick (obsolete)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Horrifying, causing horror; horrible.

    • Usage notes

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    Related terms

    * horrible * horrifical * horrification * horrify * horror * horrendous