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harrowing

/ˈhærəʊɪŋ/adjective

उच्चारण हैरोइंग

हृदयविदारक, दिल दहलाने वाला

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adjective
  1. 1

    very shocking or frightening and making you feel very upset

    हृदयविदारक, दिल दहलाने वाला

    • a harrowing account of the flood
    • The survivors gave a harrowing account of the days they spent without food.
    • The film gives a harrowing picture of life during the war.
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    • She told a harrowing story of her escape from the burning building.
    • It was a harrowing journey through the flooded streets.

    Synonyms distressing traumatic heart-rending agonizing horrifying

    Opposite comforting pleasant soothing heartening

◇Word family
harrow noun, verb
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling

har·row·ing

?Which word?

Keep the very-upsetting words together: harrowing, heart-rending (causing great sadness), traumatic (very shocking), agonizing (very painful), gruelling (very tiring and difficult).

बहुत दुखदायी के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: harrowing, heart-rending (गहरा दुख देने वाला), traumatic (बहुत आघातकारी), agonizing (बहुत पीड़ादायक), gruelling (बहुत थकाऊ और कठिन)।

§Grammar and usage

Usage: harrowing is a lexicalized adjective; the noun harrow is a farm tool for breaking up soil, and the verb harrow (to distress) is rare.

प्रयोग में harrowing स्वतंत्र adjective है; noun harrow मिट्टी तोड़ने का कृषि उपकरण (हेंगा) है, और verb harrow (दुखी करना) दुर्लभ है।