harrowingly
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8.8
- adverb
- /ˈhɛrəʊɪŋli/
:
atormentadoramente
- The grave implications of courting Death are nowhere more harrowingly and humanely explored than in Carroll and Jordan Stryker's landmark work.
The grave implications of courting Death are nowhere more harrowingly and humanely explored than in Carroll and Jordan Stryker's landmark work.
- The grave implications of courting Death are nowhere more harrowingly and humanely explored than in Carroll and Jordan Stryker's landmark work.
Examples
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The documentary depicted harrowingly graphic scenes of the aftermath of the disaster.
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She described her experience at the hospital harrowingly, making everyone in the room feel her fear.
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The novel's ending was harrowingly tragic, leaving readers in deep despair.
Synonyms
126
3.5
In a very bad or shocking way
106
3.7
In a way that causes physical or emotional pain
84
4.1
In a way that causes great sadness or very bad results
18
4.4
Shows that something is very bad, unpleasant, or extreme
16
8.2
In a very painful or strong way
14
5.3
In a way that makes you feel worried or uneasy
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7.2
In a way that causes great harm, pain, or sadness
6
6.8
Makes people feel shocked or disgusted
5
6.5
In a way that is very frightening or very strong to show how serious something is
4
7.4
In a way that causes very strong physical pain or deep worry
4
4.9
In a way that makes you feel afraid or very worried
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6.7
In a way that makes people feel very afraid or shocked
3
6.0
In a way that is very shocking or frightening
3
6.5
In a way that makes people feel worried or unhappy
3
5.1
In a way that makes people feel very sad
1
7.0
In a very bad and unpleasant way
1
7.2
In a way that feels very painful or shocking
1
5.0
In a way that makes people worried or upset
1
7.0
In a way that makes you feel worried or nervous
1
8.1
In a way that causes strong emotional pain
1
7.5
In a way that makes people feel surprised and upset
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7.5
It happens in a very unpleasant and frightening way
In a way that causes someone a lot of pain or worry
In a way that makes people feel very sad
In a way that shows worry or great sadness
In a way that makes people feel nervous or unsure
In a way that causes sudden big change or lasting harm
How Distressing
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word harrowingly comes from harrow, a farming tool that pulls and tears the soil. Because that image is like being 'torn up', harrowingly means in a way that causes great distress, fear, or pain.