Definition of Horrifying in English :

Define Horrifying in English

Horrifying meaning in English

Meaning of Horrifying in English

Pronunciation of Horrifying in English

Horrifying pronunciation in English

Pronounce Horrifying in English

Horrifying

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Adjective

1. atrocious, frightful, horrible, horrifying, ugly

provoking horror

Example Sentences:
'an atrocious automobile accident'
'a frightful crime of decapitation'
'an alarming, even horrifying, picture'
'war is beyond all words horrible'
'an ugly wound'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Horrifying

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adjective
1. 
causing feelings of horror in; awful; terrifying;
2. 
dismaying or greatly shocking; dreadful

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Horrifying

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tr.v. hor·ri·fied, hor·ri·fy·ing, hor·ri·fies
1. To cause to feel horror: The citizens were horrified by the bombings. The guest was horrified at the rudeness of what he had said.
2. To cause unpleasant surprise to; shock: "I ... passed a mirror ... & was horrified at the shabbiness of my hat" (Margaret Suckley).

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