horrifying

/ ˈhɒrɪˌfaɪɪŋ /

adjective

1. causing feelings of horror in; awful; terrifying;

2. dismaying or greatly shocking; dreadful

Other Word Forms

• horrifyingly adverb

Example Sentences

For Ms Odour, it has been a horrifying process to witness.

From BBC

Witnesses including Mr Garrity also described the horrifying spectacle of children emerging from the church covered in blood.

From BBC

A teaching union said it was "horrifying" that some teachers had suffered serious injuries, such as fractures and loss of consciousness, due to pupil violence.

From BBC

And until he does make that policy shift, I plead with Congress to pass real immigration reforms that would halt these horrifying detentions and deportations.

From Los Angeles Times

The nurdles on the beaches were "like snow," he says, adding that "it was horrifying".

From BBC

Related Words

• abhorrent 
• appalling 
• atrocious 
• awesome 
• awful 
• dangerous 
• dire 
• disastrous 
• disturbing 
• dreadful 
• frightful 
• ghastly 
• gruesome 
• harrowing 
• hideous 
• horrendous 
• horrid 
• serious 
• severe 
• shocking