terrifying
adjectiveliterário/ɐ.tɨ.ʁɐ.ˈdoɾ/low
a·te·rra·dor
Definition
That causes terror, intense fear, or great dread; horrible, dreadful.
The horror movie had a truly terrifying atmosphere.
The witnesses' account of the accident was terrifying.
Common collocations
terrifying sceneterrifying visionterrifying silence
Etymology
Do verbo 'aterrar' + sufixo '-dor'.