horrifying

Adjective
US[haw-ruh-fahy-ing]/ˈhɔrəˌfaɪɪŋ/4 syllables
Synonyms: atrociousfrightfulhorribleugly

Open English WordNet

Adjective (1)

  1. 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”Synonyms: atrociousfrightfulhorribleuglyOpposite unalarmingSimilar alarming
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

“horrifying” is listed under Horrify.

Hor′ri·fy transitive verb [past tense & past participle Horrified; present participle & verbal noun Horrifying.]

Origin: L. horrificare. See Horrific.

To cause to feel horror; to strike or impress with horror; as, the sight horrified the beholders. Edward Irving

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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