Horrifying (Adjective)
Meaning
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".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The news of the devastating earthquake and its horrifying aftermath left the entire nation in shock.
- The movie's horrifying portrayal of a zombie apocalypse was so realistic that it kept me up all night.
- The police officer described the crime scene as horrifying, with evidence of a brutal struggle and multiple victims.
- The photographs of the concentration camps were horrifying, revealing the atrocities committed during the war.
- The doctor's description of the patient's horrifying injuries made it clear that they would require extensive surgery and rehabilitation.