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adjective
- 1. causing horror; extremely shocking: "a horrifying incident"
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1. : to cause to feel horror. 2. : to fill with distaste : shock. horrifyingly. ˈhȯr-ə-ˌfī-iŋ-lē. ˈhär- adverb. Synonyms. affright. alarm. alarum. frighten. panic. scare. scarify. shock. spook. startle. terrify. terrorize. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Choose the Right Synonym for horrify.
adjective. uk / ˈhɒr.ɪ.faɪ.ɪŋ / us / ˈhɔːr.ə.faɪ.ɪŋ / Add to word list. C2. very shocking: horrifying injuries / conditions / news. Synonyms. atrocious. horrible. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Saddening, shocking and upsetting. affecting. agonizingly. arrogance. baleful. be cold comfort idiom. disrespect. distressfully.
Synonyms for HORRIFYING: terrifying, frightening, scary, horrible, formidable, terrible, intimidating, alarming; Antonyms of HORRIFYING: reassuring, comforting, relaxing, soothing, calming, inviting, tranquilizing, consoling
Horrifying definition: causing feelings of horror in; awful; terrifying;. See examples of HORRIFYING used in a sentence.
If you describe something as horrifying, you mean that it is shocking or disgusting.
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). [Latin horrificāre, from horrificus, horrific; see horrific.]
A car crash, a violent scene in a movie, and an exposé on what's really in your fast food hamburger can all be described as horrifying. Something that scares you to death, like the sound of footsteps upstairs in your dark, empty house or the sight of a bear on the hiking trail, is horrifying.
Definition of horrifying adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
horrifying. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English hor‧ri‧fy‧ing /ˈhɒrəfaɪ-ɪŋ $ ˈhɔː-, ˈhɑː-/ adjective extremely bad, especially in a way that is frightening or upsetting SYN horrific murder, rape, and other horrifying crimes It’s horrifying to see how much poverty there is here. —horrifyingly adverb Examples ...
to distress greatly; shock or dismay: She was horrified by the price of the house. Latin horrificāre to cause horror, equivalent. to horri- (combining form of horrēre to bristle with fear; see horrendous) + -ficāre - fy. 1785–95. hor′ri•fi•ca′tion, n. hor′ri•fy′ing•ly, adv. frighten, terrify; repel, appall.
