- frightening, alarming
- تَهوِيل \ frightening, alarming.
Arabic-English glossary. 2015.
frightening, alarming
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alarming — [ə lärm′iŋ] adj. that alarms, or makes suddenly afraid or anxious; frightening alarmingly adv … English World dictionary
alarming — a|larm|ing [ ə larmıŋ ] adjective frightening or worrying: We are getting alarming reports of refugees being rounded up and shot. at an alarming rate: Violent crime is increasing at an alarming rate. ╾ a|larm|ing|ly adverb … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
alarming — adjective worrying and frightening: an alarming increase in violent crime | at an alarming rate (=happening so quickly that it makes people worried): The rainforest is disappearing at an alarming rate. alarmingly adverb … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
alarming — UK [əˈlɑː(r)mɪŋ] / US [əˈlɑrmɪŋ] adjective frightening or worrying We are getting alarming reports of refugees being rounded up and shot. at an alarming rate: Violent crime is increasing at an alarming rate. Derived word: alarmingly adverb … English dictionary
frightening — [[t]fra͟ɪtənɪŋ[/t]] ADJ GRADED If something is frightening, it makes you feel afraid, anxious, or nervous. It was a very frightening experience and they were very courageous... The number of youngsters involved in crime is frightening. Syn:… … English dictionary
alarming — adjective the latest statistics on deaths from AIDS are more than just a little alarming Syn: frightening, unnerving, shocking; distressing, upsetting, disconcerting, perturbing, worrisome, worrying, dismaying, disquieting, startling, disturbing; … Thesaurus of popular words
frightening — frightful [adj2] offensive annoying, awful, bad, calamitous, disagreeable, dreadful, extreme, ghastly, great, hideous, horrible, insufferable, lewd, shocking, terrible, terrific, unpleasant, vile, wicked, wrong; concepts 529,545 Ant. delightful,… … New thesaurus
alarming — adjective causing apprehension, fear or alarm; frightening … Wiktionary
alarming — Synonyms and related words: awing, bad, chilling, critical, dangerous, dangersome, daunting, deterrent, deterring, disconcerting, discouraging, disheartening, dismaying, disquieting, explosive, fear inspiring, fearful, fearsome, fraught with… … Moby Thesaurus
frightening — Synonyms and related words: alarming, appalling, awing, browbeating, bulldozing, bullying, chilling, cowing, daunting, demoralization, deterrent, deterring, dire, disconcerting, discouraging, disheartening, dismaying, disquieting, distressing,… … Moby Thesaurus
alarming — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. frightening, distressing, disquieting, startling; see dangerous 1 , disturbing , frightful 1 … English dictionary for students
