horrific act

collocation in English

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horrific
adjective
uk
/həˈrɪf.ɪk/us
/həˈrɪf.ɪk/
very bad ...
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act
noun
uk
/ækt/us
/ækt/
something that ...
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(Definition ofhorrificandactfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The desensitising goes on because of the constancy, not because of a specific andhorrificactwhich can frighten or disturb someone.
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This is most tragic andhorrificactof violence.
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I hope you toss and turn and have horrible nightmares visualizing thehorrificactof violence you have committed.
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They are the parents of the youngsters of eight, 10 or 12 who are committing many of the horrific acts about which people complain.
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It is war that involves many horrific acts of violence.
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However, we are also aware that sport can sometimes be accompanied by horrific acts of violence, abominable racist outbursts and unacceptable strident nationalism.
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The victim or a victim's family have discovered, however, that the perpetrator of sometimes horrific acts, commented on by the judge, is walking the streets.
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It may be understandable that there are reactions to these horrific acts.
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But it did not take them by surprise as to the criminality of their horrific acts.
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While in detention, he witnessed horrific acts of tortureexperiences that haunt him to this day.
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