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harrowing

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har·row·ing  (hr-ng)
adj.
Extremely distressing; agonizing: a harrowing experience.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.harrowingharrowing - extremely painful                    
painful - causing physical or psychological pain; "worked with painful slowness"

harrowing
Translations
harrowing [ˈhærəʊɪŋ] ADJ (= distressing) → angustioso; (= awful) → espeluznante, terrible; (= moving) → conmovedor

harrowing [ˈhærəʊɪŋ] adj [story, picture] → déchirant(e); [experience] → atroce

harrowing
adj story, picture etcentsetzlich, erschütternd, grauenhaft; experiencequalvoll, grauenhaft; timeentsetzlich

harrowing [ˈhærəʊɪŋ] adj (experience, story) → straziante, sconvolgente
harrowing [ˈhærəʊɪŋ] adj (experience, story) → straziante, sconvolgente

harrowing
adj harrowing [ˈhӕrəuiŋ]
extremely distressing a harrowing experience. martelende مُؤْلِم للمَشاعِر мъчителен trýznivý rystende qualvoll βασανιστικός, σπαραξικάρδιος angustioso, desgarrador piinav پريشان riipaiseva déchirant מְצִיק उत्पीड़क potresan szívszaggató menyedihkan skelfilegur straziante 悲惨な 고뇌를 주는 kankinantis, skausmingas mokošs; sirdi plosošs mengganggu perasaan aangrijpend, schokkend opprivende pustoszący angustiante dureros горестный trýznivý moreč užasavajući upprörande, hemsk อย่างเจ็บปวด üzücü 慘痛的 болісний, болючий سخت پریشان کن rất đau khổ


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Never would Edna Pontellier forget the shock with which she heard Madame Ratignolle relating to old Monsieur Farival the harrowing story of one of her accouchements, withholding no intimate detail.
It was a trembling and ashen-hued Usanga who tumbled out of the fuselage, for his nerves were still on edge as a result of the harrowing experience of the loop, yet with terra firma once more under foot, he quickly regained his composure.
Other thoughts followed, on which it was less harrowing to dwell.
 
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