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单词 terrifyingness
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terrifyingnessn.

Brit. /ˈtɛrᵻfʌɪɪŋᵻs/, U.S. /ˈtɛrəˌfaɪɪŋnᵻs/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: terrifying adj., -ness suffix.
Etymology: < terrifying adj. + -ness suffix.
The quality of being terrifying.
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the mind > emotion > fear > quality of inspiring fear > quality of terribleness > [noun]
dreadnessa1175
ferdfulness1398
dreadfulnessc1440
terribility?1473
terrora1500
terriblenessa1533
diritya1600
direness1605
direfulnessa1656
dire1660
terrificness1727
tremendousness1727
fearsomeness1891
terribilità1923
terrifyingness1930
1930 A. Bennett Jrnl. of Things New & Old 214 The thought is terrifying. Any serious novelist will agree with me as to the terrifyingness.
1979 Mind 88 118 The terrifyingness of thunderstorms is no more than the consensus gentium in being terrified by thunderstorms.
2001 Daily Tel. 16 Feb. 25/8 This is part of his terrifyingness, the way that he is always a step ahead.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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