Vocabulary
Horrific
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
causing horror.
Urdu meaning
خوفناک، ڈراﺅنا
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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One missile cautioned him that Iran could destroy theDimona nuclear plant at will, with horrific consequences to the world, if its Bushehr nuclear power station was damaged.
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Peril of not knowing Gordafarid
— 2026-03-24
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The Afghan Taliban over the past year has introduced horrific laws restricting women`s freedom of movement and access to public spaces, while enforcing existing bans on post-primary education and various forms of employment.
Dawn Editorials —
Humanitarian factor
— 2026-03-02
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It is shocking that the Israelis whose forefathers perished in Nazi gas chambers and ovens are now using similarly horrific methods on innocent Palestinians.
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BoP agenda
— 2026-02-13
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The actions of terrorist groups are horrific, while there is also strong evidence that hostile foreign actors are trying to destabilise the province.Hence, the kinetic element is essential to defeat terrorism.
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Honest appraisal
— 2026-02-04
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You let the disease spread and the result is the horrific attacks on Jews we saw today.Cancer cells!
Dawn Editorials —
Mutating cancer cells of hatred
— 2025-12-23
Synonyms
dreadful, horrendous, horrifying, horrible, frightful, awful, terrible, fearful,
Antonyms
inoffensive, unalarming. awful, dire, direful
Curator example
“horrific injuries”
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