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Adjective

Causing fear or terror

Repulsive or not aesthetically pleasant

Dangerous or full of peril

Disturbing in nature due to references to death or dying

Causing fear, excitement, suspense and/or nervousness

Noun

Violent or forcible action used to coerce someone into doing something against their will

Verb

Present participle for to frighten greatly

Present participle for to give someone a feeling of uneasiness or mild fright

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Adjective

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Causing fear or terror

terrorizing^US

terrorising^UK

sombre^UK

somber^US

agonizing^US

gray^US

agonising^UK

grey^UK

unfavorable^US

too horrible for words

gruelling^UK

grueling^US

humourless^UK

humorless^US

unsavory^US

unsavoury^UK

labored^US

laboured^UK

easier said than done

like getting blood out of a stone

meagre^UK

meager^US

agonized^US

agonised^UK

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“Trapped in a hot, heaving crowd, I suffer the most terrifying claustrophobia of my life.”

Adjective

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Repulsive or not aesthetically pleasant

ill-favored^US

unsavoury^UK

unsavory^US

fetid^US

foetid^UK

as plain as a pikestaff

off-colour^UK

off-color^US

like the back end of a bus

spoiled^US

spoilt^UK

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Adjective

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Dangerous or full of peril

defenceless^UK

defenseless^US

hanging in the balance

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Adjective

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Disturbing in nature due to references to death or dying

somber^US

sombre^UK

gray^US

grey^UK

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Adjective

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Causing fear, excitement, suspense and/or nervousness

Noun

Violent or forcible action used to coerce someone into doing something against their will

terrorising^UK

terrorizing^US

demanding money with menaces

entrapment

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Verb

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Present participle for to frighten greatly

terrorising^UK

terrorizing^US

paralysing^UK

paralyzing^US

frightening someone out of their wits

frightening the life out of

giving someone goose pimples

scaring someone out of their wits

scaring the hell out of

scaring the life out of

frightening the living daylights out of

giving one the creeps

making one's flesh creep

putting the fear of God into

scaring the bejesus out of

scaring the living daylights out of

scaring the pants off

sending into a cold sweat

striking fear into

throwing into a panic

making someone shake in their shoes

throwing into a blue funk

frightening out of your wits

making one's blood run cold

making one's hair stand on end

scaring the pants off of

giving someone the heebie-jeebies

making someone jump out of their skin

tyrannizing^US

tyrannising^UK

making someone's hair stand on end

giving someone a fright

getting to

chilling to the marrow

throwing into a fright

throwing into a tizzy

scaring the daylights out of

frightening off

becoming horror-stricken

becoming horror-struck

making someone jump out of his skin

throwing into disarray

giving someone a jolt

giving a shock

springing on

filling with panic

blinding someone with something

pulling the rug from under

pulling the rug out from under

taking your breath away

bedeviling^US

bedevilling^UK

concerning

dispiriting

scaring someone half to death

using strong-arm tactics on

riding roughshod over

filling with consternation

throwing cold water on

hurting

harrowing

pouring cold water on

scandalizing^US

sapping

putting someone off their stroke

knocking the stuffing out of

taking the wind out of your sails

agonizing^US

agonising^UK

setting someone back on their heels

making despondent

giving someone the blues

making sad

making someone scratch their head

stopping someone in their tracks

hurting somebody's feelings

dampening spirits

making unhappy

causing to be at a stand

tantalising^UK

tantalizing^US

dampening the spirits of

shattering

antagonizing^US

making someone fed up

putting out of countenance

putting someone off their stride

bringing tears to your eyes

breaking the heart of

causing someone to lose their composure

messing with one's head

hitting like ton of bricks

raising someone's eyebrows

completely surprising

shaking out of your complacency

balking^US

baulking^UK

knocking the wind out of

harshing one's mellow

shattering the illusions of

giving someone the hump

upsetting the applecart

weighing on

arousing anxiety in

sending over the edge

doing a number on

making it tough for

mixing up

setting someone thinking

harshing someone's mellow

hanging over

making desolate

bearing down

breaking someone's heart

causing to lose heart

rubbing up the wrong way

putting your back up

rankling with

giving offence

putting someone's nose out of joint

causing offense

treading on someone's toes

getting your goat

shooting down

letting wind out of sails

knocking down

cutting down to size

puncturing balloon

taking down a peg or two

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“Funny how I can watch all sorts of horror movies for hours and not get scared while that movie and its sequel terrify me!”

Verb

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Present participle for to give someone a feeling of uneasiness or mild fright

giving someone the creeps

making someone want to throw up

giving someone the heebie-jeebies

making your gorge rise

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