Definitions for horrifying
hor·ri·fy·ing

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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.

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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.

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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. Oli London:

   You know, there's thousands and thousands of kids that have gone through these horrifying gender surgeries. And in places like Oregon, 15-year-olds can have these genital reassignment surgeries without the consent of their parents. I mean, that is absolutely horrifying, whatever people agree on — trans issues, LGBT — these are kids. You know, the fact that a kid can go behind their parents that can do this is absolutely shocking. And Cloud was just trying to highlight that there are kids out there, and they need their voices heard, and they shouldn't be silenced.

2. Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill:

   The shocking discovery of 2,411 medically preserved fetal remains in Illinois, left in a garage and in the trunk of a car, was horrifying to anyone with normal sensibilities.

3. Jason Spriggs:

   To see this is just horrifying, it's a rough video. I can't imagine my child going through something like that.

4. Andrew Hummel:

   One of the biggest scary texts he sent, he just said, 'I love you guys. Thank you for everything in case things go bad.' That was a really hard text, especially me being in this situation, that was something I would never want to hear from any of my friends. It was horrifying. It was truly horrifying.

5. Olivia Troye:

   It was horrifying, it's the amateurs versus the experts. Except the amateurs have all the power.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=horrifying
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Horrifying
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horrifying
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/horrifying