terrifying
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5.3
- adjective
- /ˈtɛrəˌfaɪɪŋ/
- And that's quite a terrifying thing to do really.
- a terrifying experience
- a terrifying moment
- a terrifying place
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Watch on YouTubeNot sure if it's awesome or terrifying, maybe both.
- Not sure if it's awesome or terrifying, maybe both.
- But nothing was as terrifying as that first.
- And so the message could be terrifying, but that's not my intention.
- That those numbers are are terrifying beyond belief to me.
- And frankly, it's terrifying and I'm glad we're friends.
- I am not trying to diminish the terrifying grip that is depression.
- And so that is choosing A terrifying but true reality.
- And that's quite a terrifying thing to do really.
- But yeah, that was terrifying, to say the least.
- I was not expecting this huge, terrifying looking thing staring at me.
- They can be going beyond scary to terrifying places.
- Love is a process, delicate, violent, often terrifying, a process of refining.
- You know, we're taught that that's such a terrifying thing to do.
- It's well, it's the most terrifying thing in the entire world.
- And it was just terrifying, absolutely terrifying.
- I think the film is both terrifying and optimistic, maybe alternating.
Examples
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That was absolutely terrifying.
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Suddenly the earth split and a terrifying figure arose.
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And it is quite terrifying, no doubt about it.
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It's well, it's the most terrifying thing in the entire world.
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But yeah, that was terrifying, to say the least.
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Soon he had his third dream, less terrifying than the first two.
Academic text (2017) -
A dog, as big as a horse and quite terrifying, followed after them.
Fiction book (1991) -
When Gutta was in her early sixties, a terrifying experience changed her life.
Academic text (1997) -
In search of help, Tomme makes the terrifying journey to the so-called Dead World of civilization.
Academic text (1993) -
The terrifying noise coming from the dark alley made her heart race.
Synonyms
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1.0
Causing fear or making you feel afraid
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3.0
Causing someone to feel afraid
200
5.5
Causing great fear or shock
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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
34
4.8
Very frightening and likely to make people afraid
27
1.0
So frightening that people feel afraid
20
2.9
Causing strong fear and worry
17
5.1
Very scary and likely to make someone feel afraid
16
7.0
Very frightening and unpleasant, like a bad dream
2
6.8
Causing so much fear that a person cannot move
2
8.2
Making you feel very afraid and shocked
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5.1
Making people feel afraid
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8.5
That makes you shiver with fear
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9.9
Causing strong fear or disgust that makes you shiver
Making someone feel very afraid
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Etymology
Terrifying comes from the old Latin root terr-, which means 'to frighten' and appears in the word terror. So something terrifying is 'causing very strong fear'.