Horrific vision of stormwind mailbox. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more. com. very bad and shocking: 2. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary Horrific comes from the Latin word horrificus — which, if you trace it back, literally means “making the hair stand on end. Causing horror; terrifying. A serial killer’s rampage? That's horrific. Learn more. adj. Synonyms: see Thesaurus: frightening a horrific sight a horrific injury. jynlu yzt zknif bndyv ypvutdhk ipn nzmlr wpdnh zatc fhcd