horrifying

(verb) fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised. Synonyms: dismay, alarm, appal, appall, horrify. Examples: "I was horrified at the thought of being late for my interview." "The news of the executions horrified us."

(adj) provoking horror. Synonyms: atrocious, frightful, horrible, ugly. Examples: "An atrocious automobile accident." "A frightful crime of decapitation." "An alarming, even horrifying, picture." "War is beyond all words horrible"- winston churchill." "An ugly wound."