haarsträubend — meaning in English
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English meaning
- ghastly adj Extremely unpleasant, shocking, or horrifying.
- outlandish adj Extremely unusual, bizarre, or far removed from normal experience.
- outrageous adj Shockingly excessive, unacceptable, or unjust.
Senses
haarsträubend is used for these senses in English:
- ghastly Horrifyingly shocking.
- hair-raising Causing fear or anxiety; scary.
- outlandish Greatly different from common experience; bizarre, outrageous, strange. [from late 16th c.]
- outrageous Shocking; exceeding conventional behaviour; provocative. [from 18th c.]
ghastly — full definition
- adj Extremely unpleasant, shocking, or horrifying.
- adj Pale and deathly-looking.
- adj (informal, especially British) Very bad or unpleasant, used for milder complaints as well as serious horror.