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terrorífico

terrifying

adjective teh-rroh-REE-fee-koh Rare

Also means

horrifying

Usage Note

Terrorífico is a strong adjective reserved for things that cause genuine terror — more intense than aterrador (frightening) or escalofriante (spine-chilling). The written accent on the í shifts stress to the third-to-last syllable, making it esdrújula. It is formed from terror plus the suffix -ífico (causing or producing).

Examples

"La película de terror tiene una escena terrorífica al final."

Natural Translation

The horror film has a terrifying scene at the end.

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