🇬🇧🇨🇳 horrifying - 令人震惊 : English Lesson

Meaning of "horrifying" ("令人震惊"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

Horrifying means something is so scary, shocking, or gross that it makes you feel really afraid or want to scream, like seeing a giant spider on your pillow or watching a creepy movie in the dark.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

The most horrifying part of my haircut was when the barber said, “Oops.”

It was horrifying when the teacher said, “Surprise! Pop quiz!” and my brain said, “Surprise! No thoughts!”

The most horrifying moment of the spelling test was realizing I couldn’t even spell my own name.

Dad’s horrifying dance moves at the party made everyone suddenly remember they had to go home.

The horrifying thing about cleaning my room is discovering what’s been living under my bed for three years.

I opened the old door and the attic light showed a small, pale hand on the beam. The sight was horrifying. The silence was horrifying. The sudden thump behind me felt horrifying. The doll on the floor looked horrifying; its eyes horrifying. I grabbed the doll, found a kitten under it, and laughed shakily, heart slowing.

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This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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