Horrifying — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised

provoking horror; ; ; ; - Winston Churchill

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hˈɔːɹɪfˌaɪɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/hˈaɪdɹəsˌʌlfaɪd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/hˈaɪdɹəsˌʌlfaɪd/

3 syllables Say it as /hˈɔːɹɪfˌaɪɪŋ/.

Examples

I was horrified at the thought of being late for my interview
The news of the executions horrified us
an atrocious automobile accident

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

frightful alarm horrible atrocious ugly dismay horrify appal appall

Parts of Speech

verb	fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised “I was horrified at the thought of being late for my interview”
adjective	provoking horror; ; ; ; - Winston Churchill “an atrocious automobile accident”

Word Forms

dismay	noun	fear resulting from the awareness of danger
alarmist	noun	a person who alarms others needlessly
alarm	noun	fear resulting from the awareness of danger
horror	noun	intense and profound fear
frightfulness	noun	the quality of being frightful

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

schrecklich

voller Besorgnis oder Alarm; Grund für eine unangenehme Überraschung

🇫🇷French

effroyable

remplir d'appréhension ou d'alarme; cause d'être désagréablement surpris

🇪🇸Spanish

horripilante

llenarse de aprensión o alarma; causar una sorpresa desagradable

🇮🇹Italian

terrificante

riempirsi di apprensione o allarme; motivo di spiacevole sorpresa

🇳🇱Dutch

gruwelijk

vullen met angst of alarm; aanleiding geven om onaangenaam verrast te worden

🇵🇹Portuguese

horrível

preencha com apreensão ou alarme; causar uma surpresa desagradável

🇷🇺Russian

ужасающий

наполниться опасением или тревогой; вызвать неприятное удивление

India

🇮🇳Hindi

भयानक

आशंका या चिंता से भरना; अप्रिय रूप से आश्चर्यचकित होने का कारण

🇧🇩Bengali

ভয়ঙ্কর

আশংকা বা শঙ্কা দিয়ে পূরণ করুন; অপ্রীতিকরভাবে অবাক হওয়ার কারণ

🇮🇳Tamil

திகிலூட்டும்

அச்சம் அல்லது எச்சரிக்கையுடன் நிரப்பவும்; விரும்பத்தகாத ஆச்சரியத்தை ஏற்படுத்துகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

భయంకరమైన

భయం లేదా అలారంతో నింపండి; అసహ్యకరమైన ఆశ్చర్యానికి కారణం

🇮🇳Marathi

भयानक

भीती किंवा अलार्मने भरा; अप्रिय आश्चर्य कारण

🇮🇳Gujarati

ભયાનક

આશંકા અથવા એલાર્મથી ભરો; અપ્રિય રીતે આશ્ચર્ય થવાનું કારણ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಭಯಾನಕ

ಆತಂಕ ಅಥವಾ ಎಚ್ಚರಿಕೆಯೊಂದಿಗೆ ತುಂಬಿರಿ; ಅಹಿತಕರ ಆಶ್ಚರ್ಯವನ್ನು ಉಂಟುಮಾಡುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഭയാനകമായ

ഭയം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ അലാറം നിറയ്ക്കുക; അരോചകമായി ആശ്ചര്യപ്പെടാൻ കാരണം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਡਰਾਉਣੀ

ਡਰ ਜਾਂ ਅਲਾਰਮ ਨਾਲ ਭਰੋ; ਕੋਝਾ ਹੈਰਾਨ ਹੋਣ ਦਾ ਕਾਰਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

خوفناک

خدشہ یا الارم سے بھرنا؛ ناخوشگوار حیرت کا سبب بننا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

可怕的

充满忧虑或惊慌；导致不愉快的惊讶

🇯🇵Japanese

恐ろしい

不安や警戒感でいっぱいになる。不愉快な驚きを引き起こす

🇰🇷Korean

소름끼치는

불안이나 경각심으로 가득 차다; 불쾌하게 놀라게 하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

kinh hoàng

tràn ngập sự lo lắng hoặc báo động; gây ngạc nhiên khó chịu

🇹🇭Thai

น่ากลัว

เต็มไปด้วยความหวาดกลัวหรือตื่นตระหนก ทำให้เกิดความประหลาดใจอย่างไม่เป็นที่พอใจ

🇮🇩Indonesian

mengerikan

penuh dengan ketakutan atau kekhawatiran; menyebabkan kejutan yang tidak menyenangkan

🇵🇭Filipino

nakakakilabot

punan ng pangamba o alarma; dahilan upang hindi kanais-nais na nagulat

🇲🇾Malay

ngeri

isi dengan kebimbangan atau penggera; menyebabkan terkejut yang tidak menyenangkan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مرعب

املأ بالخوف أو الإنذار؛ تسبب مفاجأة غير سارة

🇮🇷Persian

وحشتناک

پر از دلهره یا هشدار؛ باعث تعجب ناخوشایند شود

🇹🇷Turkish

korkunç

endişe veya alarmla doldurun; hoş olmayan bir şekilde şaşırmasına neden olmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

מחריד

להתמלא בחשש או אזעקה; לגרום להפתעה לא נעימה

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