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horrifying — adj. horrifying to + inf. (it is horrifying to contemplate that possibility) * * * [ hɒrɪfaɪɪŋ] horrifying to + inf. (it is horrifying to contemplate that possibility) … Combinatory dictionary
horrifying — [[t]hɒ̱rɪfaɪɪŋ[/t]] ADJ GRADED If you describe something as horrifying, you mean that it is shocking or disgusting. These were horrifying experiences... The scale of the problem is horrifying. Syn: appalling Derived words: horrifyingly ADV GRADED … English dictionary
horrifying — hor|ri|fy|ing [ˈhɔrıfaı ıŋ US ˈho: , ˈha: ] adj extremely bad, especially in a way that is frightening or upsetting = ↑horrific ▪ murder, rape and other horrifying crimes ▪ It s horrifying to see how much poverty there is here. >horrifyingly… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Horrifying — Horrify Hor ri*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Horrified}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Horrifying}.] [L. horrificare. See {Horrific}.] To cause to feel horror; to strike or impress with horror; as, the sight horrified the beholders. E. Irving. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
horrifying — adjective Tending to inspire horror; that horrifies; horrific. Jon Kate Plus 8 is a show based on two facts: 1) Jon and Kate Gosselin have eight children, and 2) the word ‘Kate’ rhymes with the word ‘eight’. One suspects that if Kate were ever to … Wiktionary
horrifying — adj. Horrifying is used with these nouns: ↑sight, ↑story … Collocations dictionary
horrifying — horrify ► VERB (horrifies, horrified) ▪ fill with horror. DERIVATIVES horrified adjective horrifying adjective. ORIGIN Latin horrificare … English terms dictionary
horrifying — adjective provoking horror (Freq. 1) 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 • Syn: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
horrifying — Synonyms and related words: appalling, astounding, atrocious, awe inspiring, awesome, awful, baneful, beastly, dire, direful, dread, dreaded, dreadful, fell, formidable, ghastly, ghoulish, grim, grisly, gruesome, hideous, horrendous, horrible,… … Moby Thesaurus
horrifying — hor|ri|fy|ing [ hɔrı,faııŋ ] adjective 1. ) extremely shocking 2. ) extremely unpleasant … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
