Horrifying and Offensive

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Horrifying adjective - Extremely disturbing or repellent.

Usage example: the horrifying sight of children suffering from malnutrition

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Offensive and horrifying are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Offensive" instead an adjective "Horrifying".

Nearby Words: horrify, horrified, horrifyingly

Offensive adjective - Causing intense displeasure, disgust, or resentment.

Usage example: the smell of rotting food is quite offensive

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Horrifying and offensive are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Horrifying" instead an adjective "Offensive".

Nearby Words: offend, offence, offensively

Obliviously Evil: Whereas Richard is usually a Card-Carrying Villain, he is actually trying to be benevolent in the third episode but his morality system is so skewed he ends up being terribly offensive and horrifying by complete accident.

Source: Series / Galavant
True Art Is Offensive - Grindcore band similar to Napalm Death, with horrifying lyrics about gore and rape.

Source: Just For Fun / Trope Names for a Band
Ironically, "Jared has Aides," an episode whose entire plot is about what is and isn't too offensive to joke about, is rarely shown in reruns because people found the ending (where Butters is physically beaten offscreen) to be horrifying. Yeah.

Source: Hilariously Abusive Childhood

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