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Causing apprehension, fear or alarm

Disturbing in nature, causing anxiety or concern

Giving the impression that something harmful or evil is happening or will happen

Dangerous or hazardous in nature

Present participle for to frighten or cause fear in

Present participle for to bother or cause unease to one's mental or emotional state

Present participle for to offend, shock or outrage

Present participle for to warn in advance

Present participle for to cause one to experience a memory (of someone or something)

Present participle for to state one's intention to take hostile and retributive action against someone

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Adjective

Causing apprehension, fear or alarm

suggestive of evil

indescribably wicked

too horrible for words

indescribably bad

beyond description

indescribably evil

very unpleasant

phantasmagorical

blood-and-thunder

deeply distressing

out of the ordinary

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“He warned of the alarming rise in the rate of accidents over the last several years.”

Adjective

Disturbing in nature, causing anxiety or concern

life-threatening

demoralizing^US

demoralising^UK

unfavourable^UK

destabilising^UK

destabilizing^US

anxiety provoking

heart-wrenching

antagonizing^US

antagonising^UK

energy-consuming

enough to try the patience of a saint

enough to drive you up the wall

pick-and-shovel

easier said than done

emotionally draining

discountenancing

like getting blood out of a stone

causing discomfort

no piece of cake

full of problems

beset by problems

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Adjective

Giving the impression that something harmful or evil is happening or will happen

unfavourable^UK

suggestive of evil

disadvantageous

fire-and-brimstone

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Adjective

Dangerous or hazardous in nature

jeopardising^UK

jeopardizing^US

life-threatening

hanging by a thread

fraught with danger

Russian roulette

playing with fire

on collision course

on slippery ground

on a slippery slope

hanging in the balance

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Verb

Present participle for to frighten or cause fear in

scaring to death

putting the wind up

scaring the bejesus out of

scaring the living daylights out of

making someone's hair stand on end

striking terror into

throwing into a panic

filling with fear

scaring the pants off

putting the fear of God into

scaring witless

scaring someone out of their wits

making one's hair stand on end

throwing into a blue funk

giving someone goose pimples

giving someone the heebie-jeebies

making one's blood run cold

frightening the living daylights out of

chilling to the bone

curdling the blood

making teeth chatter

frightening to death

making one's flesh creep

giving one the creeps

making someone jump out of their skin

frightening the life out of

demoralizing^US

demoralising^UK

giving someone a fright

chilling to the marrow

freezing your blood

getting the wind up

frightening someone out of their wits

sending into a cold sweat

making someone shake in their shoes

scaring the hell out of

scaring the life out of

filling with terror

throwing into a fright

frightening out of your wits

scaring the pants off of

becoming horror-stricken

becoming horror-struck

scaring the daylights out of

striking terror in

inspiring panic in

making someone jump out of his skin

making flesh crawl

giving someone a jolt

paralysing with fear

striking fear into

scaring someone half to death

pressurizing^US

pressurising^UK

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“He had heard a name that scared him as much as that of a dead man's ghost would alarm a timid traveler.”

Verb

Present participle for to bother or cause unease to one's mental or emotional state

discombobulating

throwing off balance

discountenancing

throwing into a tizz

demoralizing^US

knocking for six

giving a hard time

putting the wind up

demoralising^UK

putting someone off their stroke

putting into a flap

giving someone grief

throwing into a tizzy

knocking for a loop

causing anxiety to

making uncomfortable

causing anxiety

pushing buttons

thunderstriking

pulling the rug from under

pulling the rug out from under

causing someone to lose their composure

taking your breath away

taking the wind out of your sails

blowing your mind

throwing a curve

preying on your mind

leaving open-mouthed

stopping someone in their tracks

making restless

setting someone back on their heels

destabilizing^US

sending over the edge

putting on edge

destabilising^UK

sending into a spin

causing disquiet to

traumatizing^US

inconveniencing

traumatising^UK

occupying thoughts

making someone scratch their head

pouring cold water on

throwing cold water on

rendering speechless

striking with awe

throwing into disarray

causing concern to

causing discomfort to

getting on one's nerves

knocking props out

filling with panic

getting worked up

getting in a stew

causing to panic

giving a bad time

hacking you off

driving up the wall

causing suffering to

causing anguish to

getting someone

making miserable

doing a number on

arousing anxiety in

making wretched

making it tough for

rocking the boat

blinding someone with something

hurting somebody's feelings

making despondent

weighing heavily on

making downhearted

getting on your wick

dampening the spirits of

breaking one's heart

putting a damper on

causing to lose heart

boggling the mind

taking by surprise

putting one away

knocking sideways

filling with consternation

catching off balance

antagonizing^US

putting out of countenance

putting someone off their stride

antagonising^UK

causing to be at a stand

rubbing up the wrong way

getting on your nerves

getting under your skin

knocking the stuffing out of

scandalizing^US

making self-conscious

rattling one's cage

scandalising^UK

putting on the spot

putting in a spot

giving someone the hump

making someone see red

getting your back up

trying your patience

putting your back up

driving bananas

getting in your hair

knocking over with feather

cutting to the quick

knocking off balance

catching unawares

rubbing the wrong way

causing offense

getting your hackles up

getting your dander up

making your blood boil

ruffling one's feathers

getting up someone's nose

making somebody's hackles rise

catching one short

setting someone's teeth on edge

giving offence to

making a monkey of

putting in a hole

dampening spirits

driving to distraction

putting into a funk

breaking the heart of

driving you up the wall

hitting like ton of bricks

raising someone's eyebrows

completely surprising

shaking out of your complacency

driving round the bend

upsetting the applecart

hitting a sour note

setting on edge

throwing a curveball

making it tough

putting to trouble

making emotional

hitting for six

sweeping someone off their feet

leaving speechless

setting someone thinking

throwing into tizzy

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“He saw no need to alarm her with the news that the would-be killer had made another attempt on his life.”

Verb

Present participle for to offend, shock or outrage

scandalising^UK

scandalizing^US

distressing greatly

making one's hair stand on end

“Atwood deliberately sets out to disgust and alarm her readers by offering graphic descriptions of dead and dying bodies and rotting corpses in her trilogy.”

Verb

Present participle for to warn in advance

putting on guard

waving a red flag

giving fair warning

putting on the qui vive

cautioning about

giving advance warning

putting on the alert

tipping the wink

warning in advance

putting wise to

tipping off about

giving the high sign

cluing in about

pulling one's coat

putting in the picture about

tipping someone the wink about

putting a bug in one's ear

drawing attention to

putting in the picture

waking one up to

putting you on your guard

giving advance notice

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Verb

Present participle for to cause one to experience a memory (of someone or something)

Verb

Present participle for to state one's intention to take hostile and retributive action against someone

making threats against

making threats to

threatening to harm

shaking fist at

issuing threats to

threatening to kill

flexing muscles

looking daggers

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