adjective
- extremely frightening or shocking
Usage: informal
Examples
- The documentary contained scarifying footage of the natural disaster.
- She gave a scarifying account of her experience in the haunted house.
- The scarifying statistics about climate change motivated immediate action.
- His scarifying description of the accident left everyone speechless.
- The movie’s scarifying scenes were too intense for young viewers.
- The witness provided scarifying details about the crime scene.