horrifying
95
4.5
- adjective
- /ˈhɔːrəˌfaɪɪŋ/
:
horripilante
- In short, Martin was getting credit for being both horrifying and correct.
- horrifying scenes
- horrifying images
- find horrifying
So it would be horrifying to get that news today.
- So it would be horrifying to get that news today.
- It was pretty horrifying for him and he he cried.
- OK, when you first touch that, it's horrifying to my sensibilities.
- This cold, scary, weird, horrifying world that we're living in right now.
- We we kind of keep under, keep overshadowing this horrifying DUI accident that happened.
- And just when you think you know what happened that awful day, horrifying new details emerge.
- So that allows really horrifying things to happen, right?
- And it it's it's it is horrifying to imagine what they've done.
- A good friend of mine, and it was horrifying, they told me, right?
- And it is not a traumatic, horrifying, you know, experience.
Examples
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The news about the natural disaster was horrifying and left everyone in shock.
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I've just been handed an urgent and horrifying news story.
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So it would be horrifying to get that news today.
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Oh my God, that is horrifying what she just said.
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So that allows really horrifying things to happen, right?
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- That is the most horrifying thing I have ever seen.
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It's just still very, very horrifying because of how realistic the whole thing is.
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'Cause that was entertaining in a horrifying sort of way.
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In its emotional impact, September 11, 2001, may have been the most horrifying single day in American history.
Academic text (2002) -
It's the most horrifying thing I've ever seen.
Synonyms
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1.5
Very bad or frightening in a way that makes you feel upset
763
1.0
Causing fear or making you feel afraid
658
1.0
So frightening that people feel afraid
287
3.0
Causing someone to feel afraid
209
5.3
Making people feel very afraid
179
5.5
Causing great fear or shock
136
3.7
Very bad and unpleasant, often causing fear or shock
96
3.2
Strange and frightening in a way that makes you feel nervous, like a ghost
91
5.1
A strange, frightening feeling as if ghosts are nearby
87
5.6
Causing shock and strong disgust because it is very bad
82
7.0
Very shocking and scary, causing fear or disgust
65
1.1
Very frightening and causing fear or dread
57
4.5
Very bad and shocking, causing people to feel fear or sadness
52
4.1
A very unpleasant thing that shocks or disgusts you
49
6.8
Causing great fear and shock, often like death or ghosts
37
4.8
Very frightening and likely to make people afraid
19
2.9
Causing strong fear and worry
17
7.0
Very frightening and unpleasant, like a bad dream
12
7.6
Very cruel and shocking, causing great pain and fear
6
5.1
Very scary and likely to make someone feel afraid
1
6.8
Causing so much fear that a person cannot move
1
5.3
Making you feel very scared or worried
1
8.2
Making you feel very afraid and shocked
1
8.5
That makes you shiver with fear
Making someone feel very afraid
Causing strong fear or disgust that makes you shiver
Antonyms
How Horrifying
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5.3
154
6.3
95
4.5
278
3.4
304
4.2
64
4.2
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word horrifying comes from the Latin horrere, which means 'to stand on end' like hair when you are scared, and it is related to the English word horror. So, something horrifying is 'causing great shock or fear', the kind of thing that makes you feel a sudden shiver or hair-raising fear.