horrifying meaning

UK US /ˈhɔrəfaɪɪŋ/ 4 syllables

horrifying (adjective): provoking horror.

Definition of horrifying

  1. provoking horror
    • an atrocious automobile accident
    • a frightful crime of decapitation
    • an alarming, even horrifying, picture
    • war is beyond all words horrible
    • an ugly wound

    Synonyms: atrocious, frightful, horrible, ugly

    Similar: alarming

How to pronounce horrifying

horrifying is pronounced /ˈhɔrəfaɪɪŋ/ in American English. It has 4 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.

Scrabble score: 20 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with HO · words ending in NG · 10-letter words

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