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horrifying

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hor·ri·fy  (hôr-f, hr-)
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-kshn) 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.1.horrifyinghorrifying - 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
horrifying [ˈhɒrɪˌfaɪɪŋ] adj → terrificante
horrifying → مرعب děsivý gruopvækkende furchtbar τρομακτικός horripilante kauhistuttava terrifiant užasavajući impressionante ぞっとさせる 무서운 verschrikkelijk sjokkerende przerażający horripilante вселяющий ужас skräckinjagande ที่ทำให้ขยะแขยง dehşet verici kinh hoàng 毛骨悚然的


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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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