horrifying

hor·ri·fy (hôr

-f

, h

tr.v. hor·ri·fied, hor·ri·fy·ing, hor·ri·fies

1. To cause to feel horror. See Synonyms at dismay.

2. To cause unpleasant surprise to; shock.

[Latin horrificre, from horrificus, horrific; see horrific.]

horri·fi·cation (-f

-k

n) n.

horri·fying·ly adv.

horrifying [ˈhɒrɪˌfaɪɪŋ]

adj

1. causing feelings of horror in; awful; terrifying;

2. dismaying or greatly shocking; dreadful

horrifyingly adv

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

Adj.

horrifying - provoking horror; "an atrocious automobile accident"; "a frightful crime of decapitation"; "an alarming, even horrifying, picture"; "war is beyond all words horrible"- Winston Churchill; "an ugly wound"

frightful, horrible, atrocious, ugly

alarming - frightening because of an awareness of danger

Translations

horrifying [ˈhɒrɪfaɪɪŋ] ADJ → horroroso, horripilante

horrifying [ˈhɒrɪfaɪɪŋ] adj → horrifiant(e)

horrifying

adj → schrecklich, fürchterlich, entsetzlich; mutilation → grauenhaft; crash → entsetzlich

horrifying [ˈhɒrɪˌfaɪɪŋ] adj → terrificante

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He said they would get under way as soon as the ebb set, and expressed his gladness to be out of a port where there were no taverns and fiddlers; but all with such horrifying oaths, that I made haste to get away from him.

Kidnapped by Stevenson, Robert Louis View in context

Here he by no means diminished the impression he had just produced, for he ate hard eggs, shell and all, devoured gigantic prawns with the heads and tails on, chewed tobacco and water-cresses at the same time and with extraordinary greediness, drank boiling tea without winking, bit his fork and spoon till they bent again, and in short performed so many horrifying and uncommon acts that the women were nearly frightened out of their wits, and began to doubt if he were really a human creature.

The Old Curiosity Shop by Dickens, Charles View in context

There was one especially horrifying phantom which we created -- the ghost of the murdered child that crept up behind you and laid cold fingers on yours.

Anne of The Island by Montgomery, Lucy Maud View in context

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