hair-raising
adjective
uk/ˈheəˌreɪ.zɪŋ/us/ˈherˌreɪ.zɪŋ/veryfrightening:
令人毛骨悚然的，惊险的She gave a hair-raisingaccountof herescapethrough thedesert.她讲述了自己穿越沙漠的脱险经历。
Synonym
bloodcurdling
afraid
- afraidShe was afraid of the dark.
- frightenedDon't be frightened, my dog is quite friendly.
- scaredAre you scared of spiders?
- petrifiedHe got to the top of the tree and was absolutely petrified he'd fall.
- terrifiedI'm terrified of flying.
- panic-strickenShe was panic-stricken when her little boy disappeared.
Describing things that cause fear
- awesome
- awesomely
- awesomeness
- bloodcurdling
- chilling
- creepy
- dread
- dreaded
- fearsome
- fearsomely
- frightening
- intimidating
- scary
- screamer
- spine-chilling
- spine-tingling
- terrifyingly
- traumatic
- traumatically
- white-knuckle