horrific
adj.extremely bad, shocking, or scary. You use it to describe something that makes you feel deep fear or disgust.
adj.causing intense horror, shock, or disgust. Often used to describe physical violence, accidents, or deeply distressing news.
“The news reported a horrific accident on the highway.”
“The survivors shared horrific stories about the storm that destroyed their entire village.”
“The documentary provides a horrific account of the famine, detailing the systemic failures that led to such widespread suffering and loss of life.”
Typically used as an attributive adjective before a noun, but can also follow linking verbs like 'be' or 'look'.
Usage horrific act · horrific incident
“Codona claims to have been evicted 50 times in his life, which he says was "horrific" and like going through "hell and back".”
“Before his horrific head injury, he was the pivotal attacking player as Nuno Espírito Santo’s team reached the later stages of the FA Cup and Europa League.”
Borrowed from Latin horrificus, from horreō (“to be afraid”) + -ficō (“to make”).
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.