hor ‧ ri ‧ fy ‧ ing /ˈhɒrəfaɪ-ɪŋ, ˈhɒrɪfaɪ-ɪŋ $ ˈhɔː-, ˈhɑː-/ BrE AmE adjective
extremely bad, especially in a way that is frightening or upsetting SYN horrific :
murder, rape, and other horrifying crimes
It’s horrifying to see how much poverty there is here.
—horrifyingly adverb