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单词 hair-raising
释义

hair-raising

adjective

hair-rais·​ing ˈher-ˌrā-ziŋ How to pronounce hair-raising (audio)
: causing terror, excitement, or astonishment
hair-raising stories
hair-raisingly
ˈher-ˌrā-ziŋ-lē How to pronounce hair-raising (audio)
adverb

Synonyms

  • alarming
  • dire
  • direful
  • dread
  • dreadful
  • fearful
  • fearsome
  • forbidding
  • formidable
  • frightening
  • frightful
  • ghastly
  • horrendous
  • horrible
  • horrifying
  • intimidating
  • redoubtable
  • scary
  • shocking
  • spine-chilling
  • terrible
  • terrifying
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Word History

First Known Use

1900, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

hair-raising

adjective

hair-rais·​ing
ˈher-ˌrā-ziŋ
: causing terror, excitement, or great surprise
He told a hair-raising ghost story.

hair-raising

adjective

1
as in terrifying
causing fear hair-raising stories of headless corpses and disembodied screams

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • terrifying
  • frightening
  • scary
  • formidable
  • intimidating
  • horrible
  • terrible
  • horrifying
  • alarming
  • shocking
  • spine-chilling
  • dread
  • startling
  • eerie
  • fearful
  • gruesome
  • dreadful
  • ghastly
  • frightful
  • creepy
  • fearsome
  • horrendous
  • trying
  • forbidding
  • troubling
  • disturbing
  • dire
  • unnerving
  • redoubtable
  • direful
  • eery
  • disconcerting
  • threatening
  • disquieting
  • daunting
  • discouraging
  • perturbing
  • grisly
  • demoralizing
  • nightmarish
  • dismaying
  • bone-chilling
  • distressing
  • weird
  • hideous
  • macabre
  • appalling
  • monstrous
  • horrid
  • awful
  • atrocious
  • grewsome

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • reassuring
  • calming
  • soothing
  • comforting
  • relaxing
  • tranquilizing
  • consoling
  • inviting
  • quieting
  • tranquillizing
  • nonthreatening
  • lulling
  • pacifying
  • nonintimidating
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2
as in breathtaking
causing great emotional or mental stimulation a theme park that is legendary for its lightning-fast roller-coaster and other hair-raising rides

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • breathtaking
  • thrilling
  • exciting
  • interesting
  • intriguing
  • exhilarating
  • electrifying
  • inspiring
  • gripping
  • heart-stopping
  • electric
  • intoxicating
  • mind-bending
  • rip-roaring
  • mind-blowing
  • provocative
  • galvanizing
  • fascinating
  • mind-boggling
  • galvanic
  • rousing
  • riveting
  • kicky
  • tantalizing
  • exhilarative
  • absorbing
  • engrossing
  • lively
  • stirring
  • stimulating
  • enthralling
  • enchanting
  • spellbinding
  • moving
  • titillating
  • charged
  • touching
  • poignant
  • arresting
  • dynamic
  • high-voltage
  • energetic
  • kinetic
  • lusty

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • tedious
  • unexciting
  • tiresome
  • boring
  • mind-numbing
  • dull
  • monotonous
  • humdrum
  • uninteresting
  • dreary
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