terrifying

/ ˈtɛrɪˌfaɪɪŋ /

adjective

1. causing great fear or dread; extremely frightening

Other Word Forms

• terrifyingly adverb

Example Sentences

Posting about the "terrifying" ordeal on Instagram, the show's head judge said: "I really thought that was it."

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Almost three terrifying hours later, the police found her, huddled on a neighbor’s porch.

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“But if an emergency happens, or one of us gets diagnosed with cancer or something, it’s terrifying to think about what would happen.”

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Earlier in the season, Vecna possessed Nancy, showing her a terrifying vision of mass death and destruction in Hawkins and the four gates to the Upside Down ripping through the town.

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On the witness stand of a Pomona courtroom, the business owner told a bizarre and terrifying story.

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Related Words

• alarming 
• awful 
• ghastly 
• grim 
• hideous 
• horrible 
• horrid 
• scary