shuddersome
1
9.9
- adjective
- /ˈʃʌdərsəm/
- The documentary revealed a shuddersome truth about the effects of pollution on marine life.
Examples
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As she walked through the abandoned house, a shuddersome sense of dread washed over her.
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The bishop's grace she admitted, of course, though that churchman still had the tendency to steal shuddersome sideways looks at her in a way that got beneath her skin and itched.
Fiction book (2000) -
The horror movie was filled with shuddersome moments that made the audience gasp.
Synonyms
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1.5
Very bad or frightening in a way that makes you feel upset
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1.0
Causing fear or making you feel afraid
462
3.0
Making you feel nervous, uncomfortable, or a little afraid
243
5.3
Making people feel very afraid
200
5.5
Causing great fear or shock
116
3.2
Strange and frightening in a way that makes you feel nervous, like a ghost
103
4.5
Makes people feel very afraid and shocked
85
5.3
Making you feel very scared or worried
79
7.0
Very shocking and scary, causing fear or disgust
77
5.1
A strange, frightening feeling as if ghosts are nearby
68
4.2
Making you feel worried or uneasy
47
4.1
A very unpleasant thing that shocks or disgusts you
41
6.8
Causing great fear and shock, often like death or ghosts
27
1.0
So frightening that people feel afraid
20
2.9
Causing strong fear and worry
3
7.6
Making you feel like something is crawling on your skin
1
6.0
Making you feel afraid or nervous
1
8.5
That makes you shiver with fear
Making someone feel very afraid
Scaring people with sudden shocks that make them scream
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word shuddersome comes from the verb shudder, which means 'to shake with fear or disgust', and the suffix -some, which means 'causing', as in troublesome. So, shuddersome describes something that makes you shudder or feel strong fear, disgust, or unease.