English words for 'provoking horror'
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adj
- provoking horror
- morally reprehensible
- inclined to anger or bad feelings with overtones of menace
- displeasing to the senses
- (figuratively, derogatory) Unpleasant; disagreeable; likely to cause trouble or loss.
- Displeasing to the eye; aesthetically unpleasing.
- (Southern US) Ill-natured; crossgrained; quarrelsome.
- Offensive to one's sensibilities or morality.
- Displeasing to the ear or some other sense.
noun
verb
noun
- something that inspires horror; something horrible
- intense aversion
- intense and profound fear
- (countable, uncountable) Something horrible; that which excites horror.
- (countable, uncountable) Intense dislike or aversion; an abhorrence.
- (countable, colloquial) A nasty or ill-behaved person; a rascal or terror.
- (informal) An intense anxiety or a nervous depression; often the horrors.
- (countable) An individual work in this genre.
- (in the plural, informal) Delirium tremens.
- (countable, uncountable) An intense distressing emotion of fear or repugnance.
- (uncountable) A genre of fiction designed to evoke a feeling of fear and suspense.
adj
noun
- (mathematics) A discontinuity arising in the solution of a partial differential equation.
- (figuratively) Something so surprising that it is stunning.
- (physics) A shock wave.
- (medicine) Circulatory shock, a medical emergency characterized by the inability of the circulatory system to supply enough oxygen to meet tissue requirements.
- A sudden, heavy impact.
- (psychology) A sudden or violent mental or emotional disturbance.
- An arrangement of sheaves for drying; a stook.
- A chemical added to a swimming pool to moderate the chlorine levels.
- (medicine) Electric shock, a sudden burst of electrical energy hitting a person or animal.
- (by extension) A tuft or bunch of something, such as hair or grass.
- (psychology) A state of distress following a mental or emotional disturbance, often caused by news or other stimuli.
- (automotive, mechanical engineering) A shock absorber (typically in the suspension of a vehicle).
- a sudden jarring impact
- (pathology) bodily collapse or near collapse caused by inadequate oxygen delivery to the cells; characterized by reduced cardiac output and rapid heartbeat and circulatory insufficiency and pallor
- an instance of agitation of the earth's crust
- an unpleasant or disappointing surprise
- the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
- the violent interaction of individuals or groups entering into combat
- a reflex response to the passage of electric current through the body
- a pile of sheaves of grain set on end in a field to dry; stalks of Indian corn set up in a field
- a bushy thick mass (especially hair)
- a mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses
verb
- (transitive) To strike with disgust, to offend, scandalize.
- (transitive) To add a chemical to (a swimming pool) to moderate the chlorine levels.
- (transitive) To collect, or make up, into a shock or shocks; to stook.
- (transitive) To subject to a shock wave or violent impact.
- (transitive) To give an electric shock to.
- (transitive) To cause to be emotionally shocked; to cause (someone) to feel greatly surprised or upset.
- (geology, transitive) To deform the crystal structure of a stone by the application of extremely high pressure at moderate temperature, as produced only by hypervelocity impact events, lightning strikes, and nuclear explosions.
- strike with horror or terror
- strike with disgust or revulsion
- collide violently
- inflict a trauma upon
- collect or gather into shocks
- subject to electrical shocks
- surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off
adj
noun
- The act of mortifying.
- A sensation of extreme shame or embarrassment.
- A bringing under of the passions and appetites by a severe or strict manner of living.
- (medicine) The death of part of the body.
- (chiefly Scots law, now historical) A bequest to a charitable institution.
- an instance in which you are caused to lose your prestige or self-respect
- strong feelings of embarrassment
- (Christianity) the act of mortifying the lusts of the flesh by self-denial and privation (especially by bodily pain or discomfort inflicted on yourself)
- the localized death of living cells (as from infection or the interruption of blood supply)
adj
- shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
- not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
- filled with melancholy and despondency
- causing dejection
- harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance
- harshly ironic or sinister
- Ghastly or sinister.
- Rigid and unrelenting.
- Dismal and gloomy, cold and forbidding.
- Disgusting; gross.
verb
adj
- shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
- having a strong distaste from surfeit
- feeling nausea; feeling about to vomit
- deeply affected by a strong feeling
- (of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble
- affected with madness or insanity
- affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
- [with with] Afflicted by (a specific condition, usually medical).
- (agriculture) Failing to sustain adequate harvests of crop, usually specified.
- In poor health; ill.
- (colloquial) Mentally unstable, disturbed.
- Having an urge to vomit.
- (slang) Very good, excellent, awesome, badass.
- [with of] Tired of or annoyed by (something that has lasted a long time or often recurs).
- In poor condition.
- (colloquial) In bad taste.
noun
verb
adj
noun
verb
noun
- (figurative) Sheer terror; great fright.
- Turning to stone: the process of replacement of the organic residues of plants (and animals) with insoluble salts, with the original shape and topography being retained.
- (figurative) obduracy; callousness.
- the process of turning some plant material into stone by infiltration with water carrying mineral particles without changing the original shape
noun
- something that inspires horror; something horrible
- intense aversion
- intense and profound fear
- (countable, uncountable) Something horrible; that which excites horror.
- (countable, uncountable) Intense dislike or aversion; an abhorrence.
- (countable, colloquial) A nasty or ill-behaved person; a rascal or terror.
- (informal) An intense anxiety or a nervous depression; often the horrors.
- (countable) An individual work in this genre.
- (in the plural, informal) Delirium tremens.
- (countable, uncountable) An intense distressing emotion of fear or repugnance.
- (uncountable) A genre of fiction designed to evoke a feeling of fear and suspense.
noun
- The act of mortifying.
- A sensation of extreme shame or embarrassment.
- A bringing under of the passions and appetites by a severe or strict manner of living.
- (medicine) The death of part of the body.
- (chiefly Scots law, now historical) A bequest to a charitable institution.
- an instance in which you are caused to lose your prestige or self-respect
- strong feelings of embarrassment
- (Christianity) the act of mortifying the lusts of the flesh by self-denial and privation (especially by bodily pain or discomfort inflicted on yourself)
- the localized death of living cells (as from infection or the interruption of blood supply)
noun
- (figurative) Sheer terror; great fright.
- Turning to stone: the process of replacement of the organic residues of plants (and animals) with insoluble salts, with the original shape and topography being retained.
- (figurative) obduracy; callousness.
- the process of turning some plant material into stone by infiltration with water carrying mineral particles without changing the original shape
adj
- provoking horror
- morally reprehensible
- inclined to anger or bad feelings with overtones of menace
- displeasing to the senses
- (figuratively, derogatory) Unpleasant; disagreeable; likely to cause trouble or loss.
- Displeasing to the eye; aesthetically unpleasing.
- (Southern US) Ill-natured; crossgrained; quarrelsome.
- Offensive to one's sensibilities or morality.
- Displeasing to the ear or some other sense.
noun
verb
adj
noun
- (mathematics) A discontinuity arising in the solution of a partial differential equation.
- (figuratively) Something so surprising that it is stunning.
- (physics) A shock wave.
- (medicine) Circulatory shock, a medical emergency characterized by the inability of the circulatory system to supply enough oxygen to meet tissue requirements.
- A sudden, heavy impact.
- (psychology) A sudden or violent mental or emotional disturbance.
- An arrangement of sheaves for drying; a stook.
- A chemical added to a swimming pool to moderate the chlorine levels.
- (medicine) Electric shock, a sudden burst of electrical energy hitting a person or animal.
- (by extension) A tuft or bunch of something, such as hair or grass.
- (psychology) A state of distress following a mental or emotional disturbance, often caused by news or other stimuli.
- (automotive, mechanical engineering) A shock absorber (typically in the suspension of a vehicle).
- a sudden jarring impact
- (pathology) bodily collapse or near collapse caused by inadequate oxygen delivery to the cells; characterized by reduced cardiac output and rapid heartbeat and circulatory insufficiency and pallor
- an instance of agitation of the earth's crust
- an unpleasant or disappointing surprise
- the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
- the violent interaction of individuals or groups entering into combat
- a reflex response to the passage of electric current through the body
- a pile of sheaves of grain set on end in a field to dry; stalks of Indian corn set up in a field
- a bushy thick mass (especially hair)
- a mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses
verb
- (transitive) To strike with disgust, to offend, scandalize.
- (transitive) To add a chemical to (a swimming pool) to moderate the chlorine levels.
- (transitive) To collect, or make up, into a shock or shocks; to stook.
- (transitive) To subject to a shock wave or violent impact.
- (transitive) To give an electric shock to.
- (transitive) To cause to be emotionally shocked; to cause (someone) to feel greatly surprised or upset.
- (geology, transitive) To deform the crystal structure of a stone by the application of extremely high pressure at moderate temperature, as produced only by hypervelocity impact events, lightning strikes, and nuclear explosions.
- strike with horror or terror
- strike with disgust or revulsion
- collide violently
- inflict a trauma upon
- collect or gather into shocks
- subject to electrical shocks
- surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off
adj
adj
- shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
- not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
- filled with melancholy and despondency
- causing dejection
- harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance
- harshly ironic or sinister
- Ghastly or sinister.
- Rigid and unrelenting.
- Dismal and gloomy, cold and forbidding.
- Disgusting; gross.
verb
adj
- shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
- having a strong distaste from surfeit
- feeling nausea; feeling about to vomit
- deeply affected by a strong feeling
- (of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble
- affected with madness or insanity
- affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
- [with with] Afflicted by (a specific condition, usually medical).
- (agriculture) Failing to sustain adequate harvests of crop, usually specified.
- In poor health; ill.
- (colloquial) Mentally unstable, disturbed.
- Having an urge to vomit.
- (slang) Very good, excellent, awesome, badass.
- [with of] Tired of or annoyed by (something that has lasted a long time or often recurs).
- In poor condition.
- (colloquial) In bad taste.