erschreckend
Translation
frightening, shocking, terrifying, appalling
Examples
Die Nachricht war erschreckend.
The news was frightening.
Das ist ein erschreckend hohes Fieber.
That is a frighteningly high fever.
Grammar Patterns
predicative ((to be)) + erschreckend to be frightening The silence was erschreckend.
attributive erschreckend + Noun a frightening ... That was an erschreckender Anblick.
adverbial erschreckend + Adjective/Adverb frighteningly ... The car drove erschreckend schnell.
Similar Words
Synonyms: furchtbar, entsetzlich; Antonyms: beruhigend (calming), angenehm (pleasant)
Etymology
From the verb 'erschrecken' (to frighten). The '-end' suffix forms the present participle, used as an adjective.
Memory Tips
'Schreck' sounds a bit like the English 'shriek'. Something that makes you shriek is 'erschreckend'.