Also means
gruesome
Usage Note
Raccapricciante is an adjective (not a verb — the seed POS is corrected here), derived from the verb raccapricciare (to horrify). It describes something that causes strong disgust or horror: una scena raccapricciante (a gruesome scene). It is invariable for gender (same form for m and f): un fatto raccapricciante, una storia raccapricciante.
Examples
"Il documentario mostrava immagini raccapriccianti."
Natural Translation
The documentary showed gruesome images.
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