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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries恐ろしい
Pronunciation / Transliteration: osoroshii
"それは恐ろしい光景でした。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Causing horror; extremely shocking, terrifying, or dreadful.
"The documentary revealed horrifying details about the industrial disaster." - 2
Extremely unpleasant or appalling in nature.
"She made a horrifying mistake on her tax returns."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the verb 'horrify', which combines the Latin noun 'horror' (dread, terror) with the suffix '-fy' (from Latin 'facere', to make). First appearing in the mid-19th century, the present participle evolved to describe anything causing intense feelings of fear, shock, or revulsion.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Horrifying" is said worldwide
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horrifiant
Transliteration: /ɔ.ʁi.fja/
"C'était une vision horrifiante."
schrecklich
Transliteration: /ˈʃʁɛklɪç/
"Das war ein schrecklicher Anblick."
orripilante
Transliteration: /or.ri.piˈlan.te/
"Ho visto un film orripilante."
horripilante
Transliteration: /o.ri.piˈlan.te/
"Fue un accidente horripilante."
horripilante
Transliteration: /o.ʁi.piˈlɐ̃.tʃi/
"Ele contou uma história horripilante."
भयानक
Transliteration: bhayanak
"यह एक भयानक दृश्य था।"
可怕的
Transliteration: kěpà de
"这是一个可怕的经历。"
끔찍한
Transliteration: kkeumjjikhan
"그것은 끔찍한 사고였다."
恐ろしい
Transliteration: osoroshii
"それは恐ろしい光景でした。"
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