Terrifying — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

fill with terror; frighten greatly

causing extreme terror

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/tˈɛɹᵻfˌaɪɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/tˈɛɹɪfˌaɪɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/tˈɛɹɪfˌaɪɪŋ/

3 syllables Say it as /tˈɛɹᵻfˌaɪɪŋ/.

Examples

a terrifying wail

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

terrorise terrorize terrify terrific

Parts of Speech

verb	fill with terror; frighten greatly
adjective	causing extreme terror “a terrifying wail”

Word Forms

terror	noun	an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
terrorization	noun	the act of inspiring with fear
terrorisation	noun	the act of inspiring with fear

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

erschreckend

voller Schrecken; erschrecken sehr

🇫🇷French

terrifiant

épouvanter; effrayer grandement

🇪🇸Spanish

espantoso

llenarse de terror; asustar mucho

🇮🇹Italian

terrificante

riempirsi di terrore; spaventare moltissimo

🇳🇱Dutch

angstaanjagend

vullen met angst; enorm schrikken

🇵🇹Portuguese

aterrorizante

encha-se de terror; assustar muito

🇷🇺Russian

ужасающий

наполниться ужасом; сильно напугать

India

🇮🇳Hindi

भयानक

आतंक से भर दो; बहुत डराना

🇧🇩Bengali

ভয়ঙ্কর

সন্ত্রাসে ভরা; খুব ভয় পাওয়া

🇮🇳Tamil

திகிலூட்டும்

பயங்கரவாதத்தை நிரப்பவும்; பெரிதும் பயமுறுத்துகின்றன

🇮🇳Telugu

భయానకమైనది

భీభత్సంతో నింపండి; బాగా భయపెట్టండి

🇮🇳Marathi

भयानक

दहशतीने भरा; खूप घाबरणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ભયાનક

આતંક સાથે ભરો; ખૂબ ડરાવવું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಭಯಾನಕ

ಭಯದಿಂದ ತುಂಬಿರಿ; ಬಹಳವಾಗಿ ಹೆದರಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഭയപ്പെടുത്തുന്ന

ഭീകരത നിറയ്ക്കുക; വളരെ ഭയപ്പെടുത്തുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਡਰਾਉਣਾ

ਦਹਿਸ਼ਤ ਨਾਲ ਭਰੋ; ਬਹੁਤ ਡਰਾਉਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

خوفناک

دہشت سے بھرنا؛ بہت ڈرنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

可怕的

充满恐惧；吓坏了

🇯🇵Japanese

恐ろしい

恐怖で満たされる。とても怖がらせる

🇰🇷Korean

겁나게 하는

공포로 가득 차다. 크게 겁을 주다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đáng sợ

tràn ngập nỗi kinh hoàng; sợ hãi rất nhiều

🇹🇭Thai

น่ากลัว

เต็มไปด้วยความหวาดกลัว หวาดกลัวอย่างมาก

🇮🇩Indonesian

menakutkan

penuh dengan teror; sangat menakutkan

🇵🇭Filipino

nakakakilabot

punuin ng takot; takot na takot

🇲🇾Malay

menakutkan

penuh dengan ketakutan; takut sangat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مرعب

املأ بالرعب. تخيف كثيرا

🇮🇷Persian

وحشتناک

پر از وحشت؛ به شدت ترساندن

🇹🇷Turkish

korkutucu

dehşetle doldurun; çok korkutmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

מפחיד

להתמלא באימה; להפחיד מאוד

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