horrifying

Definition

Adjective:
- Causing extreme fear, shock, or disgust: "Horrifying" describes something that provokes a powerful feeling of horror, terror, or profound dismay due to its shocking, dreadful, or appalling nature.

Usage

The adjective "horrifying" is used to describe events, scenes, images, stories, or facts that are deeply disturbing and cause intense emotional distress. It emphasizes the effect on the observer.
It is often used in formal or journalistic contexts to describe atrocities, accidents, or revelations of great cruelty or suffering.

Examples

Adjective:
- The documentary showed the horrifying conditions in the factory.
- Witnesses gave a horrifying account of the attack.
- It is horrifying to think such crimes could go unpunished.

Advanced Usage

"find something horrifying": To react to something with horror.
- I find his complete lack of empathy utterly horrifying.
"the horrifying truth/realization": Used to describe a shocking fact or understanding.
- The investigation led to the horrifying realization that the disease was man-made.

Variants and Related Words

Horrify (verb): To fill with horror; to shock or dismay greatly.
- The news of the tragedy horrified the nation.
Horrific (adjective): Causing horror; extremely shocking or dreadful. (Often similar in meaning to "horrifying," but can sometimes be used more broadly for things that are very bad or unpleasant.)
- The battle was a horrific scene.
Horror (noun): An intense feeling of fear, shock, or disgust.
- She watched in horror as the car skidded off the road.

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Related Phrases and Idioms

Beyond words: So shocking or terrible it is difficult to describe. (As seen in the reference: "war is beyond all words horrible.")
- The devastation was horrifying, beyond words.

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