terrifying

/ ˈtɛrɪˌfaɪɪŋ /

adjective

1. causing great fear or dread; extremely frightening

Other Word Forms

• terrifyingly adverb

Example Sentences

What they saw on screen felt both familiar and terrifyingly current.

From Los Angeles Times

"There's nothing that we can do at the moment to stop the number of infections that have already happened over the past year, and that are happening now. That's what's really terrifying."

From BBC

Last year a senior police officer raised the alarm about influencers like Andrew Tate radicalising boys and young men into extreme misogyny in a way that is "quite terrifying".

From BBC

This is why the final scene of “Ignorance Is Chris” is both validating and terrifying to watch.

From Salon

It’s terrifying to love someone this much, to give them the full force of your devotion only to get locked outside.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

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