Meaning
terrifying
- causing extreme terror, fear, or distress
- dreadful, awful, or extremely bad (informal)
In a sentence
Abbiamo visto un film dell'orrore davvero terrificante ieri sera.
We watched a truly terrifying horror movie last night.
C'era un rumore terrificante che proveniva dalla cantina buia.
There was a terrifying noise coming from the dark cellar.
L'incidente in autostrada è stato davvero terrificante.
The highway accident was truly terrifying.
Word forms (4)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| terrificante | masculine · singular |
| terrificante | feminine · singular |
| terrificanti | masculine · plural |
| terrificanti | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Like other -ante adjectives, the singular ends in -e for both genders, plural in -i.