adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a brutal/horrific murder (= violent and cruel )
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He is wanted for the brutal murder of a young girl.
a horrible/nasty/horrific accident
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We narrowly avoided a nasty accident.
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‘This was an absolutely horrific accident,’ said an ambulance spokesman.
a horrific attack
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'This was a horrific attack,' said Detective Chief Superintendent Ron Astles.
a horrific/terrible/appalling crash
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a horrific crash in which three teenage boys were killed
a terrible/horrific crime ( also a dreadful crime British English )
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What made him commit such a terrible crime?
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
most
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It was the most horrific thing.
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My labouring minutes were occupied with fantasies of the most horrific kind.
■ NOUN
accident
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She shot down stairs faster than she had moved for thirty years, her head full of horrific accidents .
attack
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The horrific attack happened in Middlesbrough as the victim was walking along an unlit path.
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Today's horrific attack in Castlerock underlines once again the scale of the task facing Gordon Wilson.
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Later, experts were divided over whether two horrific attacks in just five days meant more could be expected.
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Her clothing had been ripped away to the waist in the horrific attack , said police spokesman Shlomo Ben Hemo.
crime
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All these men are guilty of horrific crimes .
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It was linked with the Manson murders in 1969 and several other horrific crimes .
injury
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Sixty-six pre-Christmas revellers also suffered horrific injuries when a no-warning bomb exploded in the middle of the packed Ballykelly pub.
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There were some very horrific injuries amongst them.
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He suffered horrific injuries , and few thought he'd survive.
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Even the humble sparkler can cause horrific injuries when combined with a highly flammable shell suit.
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But these batting efforts were overshadowed in the dying minutes, when David Lawrence suffered an horrific injury .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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He lost his legs in a horrific car crash.
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It was a horrific experience. We really thought we were going to die.
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The race was stopped after a horrific accident in which two drivers were killed.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Ferrie suffered from a rare and horrific condition that had no cure.
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He suffered horrific injuries, and few thought he'd survive.
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Police believe the trap could have had far more horrific consequences, especially for younger riders.
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The beauty spot brings back horrific memories for the couple; memories of a night they were not meant to survive.
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There were more horrific details in the newspaper every day more than now.
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They went off right and did something horrific , while the grunts below confirmed McFall was finding the start no easier.
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Would most multiple rapists have received only seven years for such horrific offences?