“Horrifying” in Japanese
Short answer
Horrifying in Japanese is “惨い” (mugoi). Full meaning: cruel, merciless, pitiless, brutal, atrocious, inhuman; tragic, horrible, terrible, dreadful, miserable, ugly, horrifying.
Other ways to say “Horrifying” in Japanese
恐るべき
osorubeki terrible, terrifying, dreadful, horrible, horrifying, appalling; astonishing, astounding, staggering, tremendous, awesome, enormous
苛い
mugoi cruel, merciless, pitiless, brutal, atrocious, inhuman; tragic, horrible, terrible, dreadful, miserable, ugly, horrifying
ムゴい
mugoi cruel, merciless, pitiless, brutal, atrocious, inhuman; tragic, horrible, terrible, dreadful, miserable, ugly, horrifying
むごい
mugoi cruel, merciless, pitiless, brutal, atrocious, inhuman; tragic, horrible, terrible, dreadful, miserable, ugly, horrifying
むうごい
muugoi cruel, merciless, pitiless, brutal, atrocious, inhuman; tragic, horrible, terrible, dreadful, miserable, ugly, horrifying
むご
mugo cruel, merciless, pitiless, brutal, atrocious, inhuman; tragic, horrible, terrible, dreadful, miserable, ugly, horrifying
ムゴ
mugo cruel, merciless, pitiless, brutal, atrocious, inhuman; tragic, horrible, terrible, dreadful, miserable, ugly, horrifying
むごう
mugoi cruel, merciless, pitiless, brutal, atrocious, inhuman; tragic, horrible, terrible, dreadful, miserable, ugly, horrifying
ムゴく
mugoku cruel, merciless, pitiless, brutal, atrocious, inhuman; tragic, horrible, terrible, dreadful, miserable, ugly, horrifying
むごく
mugoku cruel, merciless, pitiless, brutal, atrocious, inhuman; tragic, horrible, terrible, dreadful, miserable, ugly, horrifying
ムゴかろ
mugokaro cruel, merciless, pitiless, brutal, atrocious, inhuman; tragic, horrible, terrible, dreadful, miserable, ugly, horrifying
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