horrifying

Adjective

Synonyms: atrocious frightful horrible ugly

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (1)

provoking horror“an atrocious automobile accident”“a frightful crime of decapitation”“an alarming, even horrifying, picture”“war is beyond all words horrible — Winston Churchill”“an ugly wound”Synonyms: atrocious frightful horrible ugly

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Horrify \Hor"ri*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Horrified; p. pr. & vb. n. Horrifying.] [L. horrificare. See Horrific.] To cause to feel horror; to strike or impress with horror; as, the sight horrified the beholders. --E. Irving. [1913 Webster]