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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'.

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