horrifying
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horrifying
- /ˈhɔːɹɪ.faɪ.ɪŋ/
verb
- present participle and gerund of horrify
adjective more horrifying · most horrifying
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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 have another child, a shady network executive would urge her to put it in a binbag with a brick and drop it down a
Similar: affreux, alarming, spine-tingling, appalling, awful, eldritch, buggish, butt-clenching, buttock-clenching, dismayful, dreadful, fearful
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Closest in meaning: horrible, frightful, alarming, atrocious, ugly, terrifying, horror, fearsome, horrific, dreaded, dreadful, frightening, terrible, fearful, scary, spooky
Talk about this word "horrifying." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/horrifying. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. horrifying. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/horrifying "horrifying." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/horrifying.Cite this
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title = {horrifying},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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