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Adjective

Extremely horrifying or disturbing in nature

Causing horror

Suggestively offensive or ill-natured

Causing great public interest and excitement

Present participle for to frighten or cause fear in

Present participle for fill with horror

Present participle for to shock or be shocked by improper behaviour

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Adjective

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Extremely horrifying or disturbing in nature

terrorizing^US

sombre^UK

somber^US

agonizing^US

agonising^UK

terrorising^UK

unsavory^US

unsavoury^UK

humourless^UK

humorless^US

unfavorable^US

anemic^US

anaemic^UK

like the back end of a bus

ill-favored^US

too horrible for words

gray^US

grey^UK

colourful^UK

colorful^US

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Adjective

Causing horror

terrorizing^US

terrorising^UK

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Adjective

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Suggestively offensive or ill-natured

uncivilised^UK

uncivilized^US

unsavoury^UK

unsavory^US

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Causing great public interest and excitement

coloured^UK

colored^US

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Present participle for to frighten or cause fear in

terrorising^UK

terrorizing^US

scaring the pants off

throwing into a panic

throwing into a blue funk

frightening the living daylights out of

scaring someone out of their wits

scaring the living daylights out of

making your hair stand on end

putting the wind up

scaring the bejesus out of

putting the fear of God into

putting the wind up someone

giving someone the heebie-jeebies

angering

giving someone a turn

paralysing^UK

paralyzing^US

frightening the life out of

giving someone goose pimples

relucting

jarring

making one's flesh creep

giving one the creeps

giving someone the creeps

scaring away

curdling the blood

making someone jump out of their skin

making jump

throwing into a tizzy

making someone feel sick

making someone want to throw up

making your blood run cold

making someone's hair stand on end

scaring the life out of

scaring the hell out of

frightening someone out of their wits

sending into a cold sweat

making someone shake in their shoes

flabbergasting

enthralling

giving someone a fright

making blood run cold

making one's blood run cold

hurting someone's feelings

giving offence to

getting the wind up

making your flesh creep

giving you the creeps

making sick

frightening out of your wits

cutting to the quick

giving a turn

scaring the pants off of

putting down

throwing into a fright

filling with loathing

striking fear into

immobilizing^US

making one's teeth chatter

making someone jump out of his skin

scaring the living daylights out of someone

traumatizing^US

chilling someone to the marrow

scaring someone half to death

throwing into disarray

giving someone a jolt

giving a shock

springing something on

chilling someone's blood

making someone's blood run cold

making afraid

making someone's hair stand on end

making nervous

making fearful

making someone's hair curl

hurting somebody's feelings

slurring

turning one off

putting out

getting someone's goat

putting someone's back up

rubbing up the wrong way

rankling with

zinging

giving offence

putting someone's nose out of joint

treading on someone's toes

tyrannizing^US

victimizing^US

victimising^UK

tyrannising^UK

putting someone to shame

taking the wind out

making someone eat humble pie

getting one's comeuppance

making it hot for someone

putting the frighteners on

making things hot for someone

making self-conscious

dishonoring^US

putting out of countenance

giving a hard time

agonizing^US

turning one's stomach

giving a pain in neck

filling with consternation

agonising^UK

scaring the daylights out of

making one's hair stand on end

pushing the buttons of

bedevilling^UK

bedeviling^US

using strong-arm tactics on

imperilling^UK

imperiling^US

putting someone off their stroke

riding roughshod over

chilling to the marrow

blinding someone with something

putting someone off his stride

stressing

pulling the rug from under

pulling the rug out from under

twisting somebody's arm

putting through the wringer

causing to lose heart

press-ganging

putting pressure on

putting the squeeze on

putting under an obligation

using pressure on

fast-talking

bringing pressure to bear on

prevailing on

acting on

putting the screws on

tantalising^UK

tantalizing^US

brutalising^UK

brutalizing^US

giving someone a hard time

sweating out

inconveniencing

talking out of

playing the heavy with

twisting someone's arm

making threats against

causing someone to lose their composure

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“On Monday a colleague of mine was sacked, not so unusual you might think but it is the reasons surrounding this incident that horrify me.”

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Present participle for fill with horror

paralysing^UK

paralyzing^US

raising someone's eyebrows

throwing a curve

setting someone back on their heels

completely surprising

shaking out of your complacency

giving someone a turn

hitting like ton of bricks

giving a turn

taking the wind out of your sails

knocking the stuffing out of

hitting like a ton of bricks

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“When I saw these figures I was horrified.”

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Present participle for to shock or be shocked by improper behaviour

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