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terrifying

adjectivemasculine/feminine/ɐpɐvuˈɾɐ̃tɨ/medium

a·pa·vo·ran·te

Definition

Causing dread, terror, or great fear.
The horror movie had a truly terrifying atmosphere.
The animal's roar in the darkness was a terrifying sound.
Common collocations
apavorating sceneapavorating silence

Etymology

Do verbo 'apavorar' + sufixo '-ante'.

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