terrifiant
terrifying, frightening
adjective teh-ree-FYAHN Rare
Usage Note
Terrifiant is the present participle of terrifier used as an adjective, meaning something that causes terror. The feminine form is terrifiante. It is stronger than effrayant (scary) and closer to 'terrifying' in register. C'est terrifiant is commonly used as an exclamation meaning 'it's terrifying' or 'it's horrifying'.
Examples
"Le film était vraiment terrifiant."
Natural Translation
The film was truly terrifying.
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