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agghiacciante

chilling, blood-curdling

adjective ahg-gyahch-CHAHN-teh Rare

Usage Note

Agghiacciante is derived from agghiacciare ('to freeze with horror'). It is stronger than inquietante ('unsettling') and close to 'spine-chilling' in register. It is frequently used in journalism and informal speech to describe horrific events.

Examples

"La scena era davvero agghiacciante."

Natural Translation

The scene was truly chilling.

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