horrifying

[US]/ˈhɔrɪfaɪɪŋ/
[UK]/'hɔrɪfaɪɪŋ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. som forårsaker ekstrem frykt eller sjokk
Word Forms
Present Participlehorrifying

Example Sentences

the results of a trade war are too horrifying to contemplate.

resultatene av en handelskrig er for skremmende til å tenke på.

the police were pricked into action by the horrifying sight.

politiet ble satt i gang av det skremmende synet.

horrifying news that sent them into a panic.

skremmende nyheter som sendte dem inn i panikk.

The possibility of war is too horrifying to contemplate.

Muligheten for krig er for skremmende til å tenke på.

He went to great pains to show how horrifying the war was.

Han gikk til store lengder for å vise hvor skremmende krigen var.

He followed this up with a few horrifying anecdotes from his own past.

Han fulgte opp med noen skremmende anekdoter fra sin egen fortid.

Real-world Examples

If you are a fierce advocate of workplace diversity, you'll no doubt be horrified by such a revelation.

Hvis du er en sterk tilhenger av mangfold på arbeidsplassen, vil du utvilsomt bli sjokkert over en slik avsløring.

Source: CET-6 Listening Past Exam Questions (with Translations)

There are also some horrifying, Game of Thrones kinda experiments in this footage.

Det er også noen skremmende, Game of Thrones-aktige eksperimenter i dette opptaket.

Source: Two-Minute Paper

And instead, they got a very different kind of explosion but just as horrifying.

Og i stedet fikk de en helt annen type eksplosjon, men like skremmende.

Source: NPR News September 2020 Compilation

Maybe I was a social butterfly, or a social animal less horrifying than a butterfly.

Kanskje var jeg en sosial sommerfugl, eller et sosialt dyr mindre skremmende enn en sommerfugl.

Source: Young Sheldon Season 5

And I was horrified by the results.

Og jeg ble sjokkert over resultatene.

Source: TED Talks (Video Version) Bilingual Selection

In fact, Rembrandt's in the process of doing something which horrified the classical academicians.

Faktisk er Rembrandt i gang med å gjøre noe som sjokkerte de klassiske akademikerne.

Source: The Power of Art - Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn

Luca was horrified, but he obeyed anyway.

Luca var sjokkert, men han adlød likevel.

Source: Summer friends, sunny days.

They dreamed up a variety of horrifying scenarios.

De fant opp en rekke skremmende scenarioer.

Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) April 2014 Collection

Horrifying flashbacks, but still, great song.

Skremmende tilbakeblikk, men fortsatt en flott sang.

Source: The private playlist of a celebrity.

Because it was horrifying and awful!

Fordi det var skremmende og forferdelig!

Source: Lost Girl Season 2

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