horrifying
Britishadjective
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causing feelings of horror in; awful; terrifying;
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dismaying or greatly shocking; dreadful
Other Word Forms
- horrifyingly adverb
Example Sentences
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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.
From BBC
Mr Brooke said to jurors that it was "a particularly horrifying case", and they would be shown upsetting material.
From BBC
That changed after World War II with the horrifying revelations of the Holocaust.
A more horrifying thought, is it in both?
From Los Angeles Times
"The horrifying crisis in Sudan... is spiralling out of control," he said on the side-lines of a summit in Doha.
From BBC
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