horrifying

/ ˈhɒrɪˌfaɪɪŋ /

adjective

1. causing feelings of horror in; awful; terrifying;

2. dismaying or greatly shocking; dreadful

Other Word Forms

• horrifyingly adverb

Example Sentences

He has created games which he describes as "satirical, horrifying or queer" and reflect specific aspects of his life as a trans man in the UK.

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A thousand images raced through Michael’s mind, all of them horrifying.

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Mr Brooke said to jurors that it was "a particularly horrifying case", and they would be shown upsetting material.

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That changed after World War II with the horrifying revelations of the Holocaust.

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A more horrifying thought, is it in both?

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Related Words

• abhorrent 
• appalling 
• atrocious 
• awesome 
• awful 
• dangerous 
• dire 
• disastrous 
• disturbing 
• dreadful 
• frightful 
• ghastly 
• gruesome 
• harrowing 
• hideous 
• horrendous 
• horrid 
• serious 
• severe 
• shocking