horrific consequence

collocation in English

meaningsofhorrificandconsequence

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horrific
adjective
uk
/həˈrɪf.ɪk/us
/həˈrɪf.ɪk/
very bad ...
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consequence
noun[C]
uk
/ˈkɒn.sɪ.kwəns/us
/ˈkɑːn.sə.kwəns/
a result of a particular action or situation, often one that is bad or ...
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(Definition ofhorrificandconsequencefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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That was thehorrificconsequenceof a nasty accident.
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It does not for a moment suggest that this means that we could contemplate a nuclear attack without the most horrific consequences.
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Although they have a low accident involvement rate, the accidents involving those vehicles that occur can have horrific consequences.
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We saw the most horrific consequences of those concessions.
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Upon whom would this country depend in order to resist all the horrific consequences of that situation?
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Crohn's disease can have horrific consequences, though thankfully it is rarely fatal.
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Will he arrange for regular television programmes to tell the people about the horrific consequences of nuclear warfare that will last for a quarter of century?
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I think that the horrific consequences of a nuclear war are now so well appreciated that it is difficult to believe that any country would willingly provoke such a conflict.
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Time and again—from the earliest days of rate capping—such lists have been trotted out, but rarely, oh so rarely, do the predicted horrific consequences in reality occur.
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Other signers were similarly targeted, with more horrific consequences.
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While most of these drugs were safe, one, thalidomide, had horrific consequences for its users.
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