Meanings
adjectivehair-raising (comparative more hair-raising, superlative most hair-raising)
comparative more hair-raising · superlative most hair-raising · alternative hair raising · alternative hairraising
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveCausing fear or anxiety; scary.
Similar
More synonyms by meaning
adjectiveextremely alarming
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Bulgarian ужасяващ
- ужасяващ (užasjavašt)scary
Catalan esgarrifós
- esgarrifósscary
Dutch bloedstollend
- bloedstollendscary
German haarsträubend
- haarsträubendscary
Hungarian hajmeresztő
- hajmeresztőscary
Norwegian Bokmål hårreisende
- hårreisendescary
Spanish erizante, espeluznante
- erizantescary
- espeluznantescary
- horripilantescary
- escalofriantescary
Swedish hårresande
- hårresandescary
Thai ขนลุก, ขนหัวลุก
- ขนลุกscary
- ขนหัวลุกscary
Turkish tüyler ürpertici
- tüyler ürperticiscary
Cite this entry
APA
hair-raising. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hair-raising
MLA
“hair-raising.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hair-raising. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hair-raising,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hair-raising.
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