horrific experience

collocation in English

meaningsofhorrificandexperience

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horrific
adjective
uk
/həˈrɪf.ɪk/us
/həˈrɪf.ɪk/
very bad ...
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experience
noun
uk
/ɪkˈspɪə.ri.əns/us
/ɪkˈspɪr.i.əns/
(the process of getting) knowledge or skill from doing, seeing, or ...
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(Definition ofhorrificandexperiencefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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I had thehorrificexperienceof being trapped under a car for eight hours.
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We cannot fully share what must have been her family'shorrificexperienceas they heard and read the details of that trial a year ago.
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On reading some of the reports, it might be thought that that was ahorrificexperience.
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After all, they have been through a truly scalding andhorrificexperienceover the past few weeks.
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That is ahorrificexperiencefor people, many of whom are elderly.
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He describes the event as a graphic andhorrificexperience.
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The return passage through the equatorial doldrums, turned out to be ahorrificexperience.
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The report highlights in disturbing interviews the horrific experiences of many victims.
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Many of the people involved went through horrific experiences to get to safety.
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The horrific experiences that befall refugees affect children as well as adults.
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It is necessary to understand that those who have undergone horrific experiences cannot be expected to disclose their full stories immediately on arrival in a strange country.
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Reliving horrific experiences through testimony can be extremely traumatic to the survivor.
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The life of the captives, as seen through the eyes of one who lived through these horrific experiences numbs the spirit of the reader too.
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