harrowing
adjective
uk/ˈhær.əʊ.ɪŋ/us/ˈher.oʊ.ɪŋ/extremelyupsettingbecauseconnectedwithsuffering:
折磨人的，令人痛苦的a harrowingstory令人悲伤的故事
For many women, the harrowingprospectof givingevidencein arapecasecan be too much tobear.对很多女性来说，一想到要提供遭强奸的证据就让人难以忍受。
Synonyms
agonizing
excruciating
torturous
Saddening, shocking and upsetting
- affecting
- agonizingly
- arrogance
- baleful
- be cold comfortidiom
- distressing
- distressingly
- dolorous
- ego trip
- egoism
- impiously
- impiousness
- lacerating
- loftiness
- narcissism
- teary
- touching
- touchingly
- tragically
- traumatic