/ateraˈðoɾ/
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Translation
terrifying
Word origin
From aterrar ('to terrify'), from Latin terrere ('to frighten'), with the agentive suffix -dor. The same root gives English 'terror' and 'terrify'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- terrere
- English cognates
- terror, terrify, deter
Grammar
Feminineaterradora
Masc pluralaterradores
Fem pluralaterradoras
Examples
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It was a terrifying experience I will never forget.
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The forest at night has a terrifying appearance.
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We heard a terrifying noise in the basement.
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The film is so terrifying that I could not sleep.
asustaron .
His terrifying stories frightened the children.
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