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kauhistuttava — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • appalling adj Shockingly bad or unpleasant; horrifying.
  • atrocious adjective Extremely cruel, brutal, or shocking.
  • detestable adj So unpleasant or wicked as to inspire hatred or disgust.
  • ghastly adj Extremely unpleasant, shocking, or horrifying.
  • horrible adj Causing horror; extremely unpleasant or shocking.
  • lurid adj Shockingly graphic or sensational, especially about violence, scandal, or sex.
  • shocking adj Extremely surprising, upsetting, or disturbing.
  • terrible adj Very bad or unpleasant.

Senses

kauhistuttava is used for these senses in English:

  • atrocious Very bad; abominable, disgusting.
  • detestable Stimulating disgust or detestation; offensive; shocking.
  • ghastly Horrifyingly shocking.
  • horrible Causing horror; terrible; shocking.
  • lurid Pruriently detailed and sensationalistic about something shocking or horrifying, especially with regard to violence or sex.
  • shocking Inspiring shock; startling.
  • terrible Formidable, powerful.

atrocious — full definition

  1. adjective Extremely cruel, brutal, or shocking.
  2. adjective Very bad in quality; appalling.

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