horrific situation

collocation in English

meaningsofhorrificandsituation

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horrific
adjective
uk
/həˈrɪf.ɪk/us
/həˈrɪf.ɪk/
very bad ...
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situation
noun[C]
uk
/ˌsɪtʃ.uˈeɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌsɪtʃ.uˈeɪ.ʃən/
the set of things that are happening and the conditions that exist at a particular time ...
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(Definition ofhorrificandsituationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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I go so far as to say that it is ahorrificsituation.
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Perhaps we should consider thehorrificsituationthat might have occurred.
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The reason for thishorrificsituationis not a lack of resources, technology or medical knowledge.
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I urge the people affected by thishorrificsituation, about which they feel extremely deeply, to leave security to the security forces.
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That is a totally new andhorrificsituation, which must be the basis for all that we say and do in foreign policy.
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I referred to thehorrificsituationfacing chief education officers in preparing their rates.
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We must go on and try to get through this quitehorrificsituation.
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The hosts are left alive during the mutation, being left entirely aware of theirhorrificsituation.
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It is often difficult to judge how some of these horrific situations have arisen.
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As she said, this is an emotive issue and all have seen, read or heard of the horrific situations both in this country and overseas in the transport of animals.
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It builds atmosphere and constructs horrific situations that are meant to genuinely disturb.
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