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Terrified vs Terrifying - What's the difference?

terrified | terrifying |

As adjectives the difference between terrified and terrifying

is that terrified is extremely frightened while terrifying is frightening or intimidating.

As verbs the difference between terrified and terrifying

is that terrified is past tense of terrify while terrifying is present participle of lang=en.

terrified

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Extremely frightened.

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (terrify)

    • terrifying

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Frightening or intimidating.
  • Of a formidable nature; terrific

    • Derived terms

    * terrifyingly

    Related terms

    * terrify * terror

    Verb

    (head)