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Princeton's WordNet

  1. atrocious, frightful, horrifying, horrible, uglyadjective

    provoking horror

    "an atrocious automobile accident"; "a frightful crime of decapitation"; "an alarming, even horrifying, picture"; "war is beyond all words horrible"- Winston Churchill; "an ugly wound"

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  1. horrifyingadjective

    Tending to inspire horror; that horrifies; horrific.

Wikipedia

  1. horrifying

    The distinction between terror and horror is a standard literary and psychological concept applied especially to Gothic and horror fiction. Terror is usually described as the feeling of dread and anticipation that precedes the horrifying experience. By contrast, horror is the feeling of revulsion that usually follows a frightening sight, sound, or otherwise experience. Terror has also been defined by Noel Carroll as a combination of horror and revulsion.

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  1. horrifying

    Horrifying refers to something that causes intense fear, shock, or disgust. It can be an event, situation, action, or anything that can provoke these negative emotions, often associated with extreme distress, panic, revulsion, or dread.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Horrifying

    of Horrify

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of horrifying in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of horrifying in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of horrifying in a Sentence

  1. Gwen Roberts:

    When I walked back there and went around the corner, it was just horrifying ... they were all dead, it was just bad. It was really bad. They didnt have to die. All they had to do is ask for help. Its really sad.

  2. Seth Rogen:

    There are people in my life who hold the beliefs that Ted Cruz holds and I really try to engage with them throughout the last year and ultimately it was horrifying, and truly, I felt like there is nothing I could convey that would reframe this person's reality as they viewed it, so, no…I don't think being nice to Ted Cruz, for me, I don't think that would be a positive thing for the world. It would be good for him.

  3. Nigel Gould-Davies:

    Any contemporary warfare would be horrifying, but there are gradations to the horror.

  4. Andrew Schwartzman:

    The draft's directives to The FCC are preposterous, but at the same time, horrifying.

  5. Mohammed Abdel-Baki:

    The torn body parts are everywhere. Pools of blood mixed with water. The scene is horrifying.

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