frightfulness

/ˈfɹaɪtfəɫnəs/ noun

The quality of being frightful.

Word Origin From Old English fyrhto 'fear, dread' — so frightfulness is literally the state of being full of fright. The same root gives us frighten (to make someone afraid) and affright (an old word for terrify). The PIE root *perk- meant 'to fear,' and you can see it echoed in words like 'fear' itself.

noun The quality of being frightful. countable

The sheer frightfulness of the accident scene left witnesses traumatized.

(名词) 可怕性;恐怖性;骇人性

事故现场的极度恐怖让目击者受到心理创伤。

(sustantivo) lo aterrador; lo espantoso; lo horroroso; pavorosidad [La cualidad de ser aterrador; lo aterrador.]

Lo aterrador de la escena del accidente dejó traumatizados a los testigos.

(nom) caractère effrayant; horreur; épouvante; caractère effroyable [Caractère de ce qui est effrayant, terrifiant ou propre à provoquer la peur.]

La frightfulness de la scène de l'accident a traumatisé les témoins.

(Substantiv) Schrecklichkeit; Grauenhaftigkeit; Entsetzlichkeit [Die Eigenschaft, erschreckend, abstoßend oder extrem beängstigend zu sein.]

Die schiere **frightfulness** des Unfallorts traumatisierte die Zeugen.

(名詞) 非常に恐ろしい性質。

事故現場のすさまじい恐ろしさに、目撃者たちは深い衝撃を受けた。

(substantivo) horribilidade; pavor; horror [A qualidade de ser terrível ou assustador.]

O caráter aterrorizante da cena do acidente deixou as testemunhas traumatizadas.

Word parts: fright + ful + ness

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