adj
Meaning 1
Causing fear or anxiety; scary.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: hair-curling
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
hair-raising
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adjective satellite
Meaning 2
extremely alarming
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: bloodcurdling, nightmarish
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
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Across languages
Translations
15 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: ужасяващ (užasjavašt) — scary
- Catalan: esgarrifós — scary
- Dutch: bloedstollend — scary
- German: haarsträubend — scary
- Hungarian: hajmeresztő — scary
- Norwegian Bokmål: hårreisende — scary
- Norwegian Nynorsk: hårreisande — scary
- Spanish: erizante — scary
- Spanish: espeluznante — scary
- Spanish: horripilante — scary
- Spanish: escalofriante — scary
- Swedish: hårresande — scary
- Thai: ขนลุก — scary
- Thai: ขนหัวลุก — scary
- Turkish: tüyler ürpertici — scary
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