Harrowing and Terrible

Harrowing

Harrowing adjective - Hard to accept or bear especially emotionally.
Usage example: a harrowing portrayal of the ravages of war

Terrible is a synonym for harrowing. In some cases you can use "Terrible" instead an adjective "Harrowing".

Nearby Words: harrow, harrowed

Terrible

Terrible adjective - Causing fear.

Harrowing is a synonym for terrible in bad topic. Sometimes you can use "Harrowing" instead an adjective "Terrible".

Nearby Words: terribly, terrify, terror

Both words in one sentence

  • Series / Treme Also exemplified in the opening titles; the upbeat song plays over images of people partying and enjoying New Orleans culture — as well as harrowing images of the storm's destruction and the terrible aftermath, including a ton of artistically-rendered mold.
  • Franchise / The Slender Man Mythos This includes the Stranger in the Pallid Mask, The "Thin Man" in Metropolis, the Terrible Trivium, the Gentlemen, the Tall Man, the other Tall Man, the Harrowing, the Silence— hell, go far enough back and you get the noppera-bo of Japanese myth.
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