harrowing

• Describe una experiencia que resulta extremadamente angustiosa, dolorosa o aterradora, y que causa un profundo impacto emocional.

Describes an experience that is extremely upsetting, distressing, or frightening.

1. Distressing or painfulC1formal

   Causing great distress, pain, or suffering; extremely upsetting.

   Angustioso, desgarrador

   • The survivors told harrowing stories of the shipwreck.
   • It was a harrowing experience to witness the accident.
   • The documentary showed the harrowing conditions in the war zone.

   Sinónimosagonizingdistressingexcruciatingpainfultraumaticupsetting

   Antónimoscomfortingpleasantsoothing

• Verbo que describe causar sufrimiento, angustia o un fuerte dolor emocional a alguien, o literalmente desmenuzar y nivelar la tierra con una grada o rastra.

A verb used to describe the act of distressing, tormenting, or causing great emotional pain, or literally breaking up and smoothing soil with a harrow.

1. To distress or tormentC2formal

   To cause great distress, pain, or suffering to someone.

   Atormentar

   • The tragic news harrowed her deeply.
   • He was harrowed by guilt for years.
   • The harrowing experience left them traumatized.

   Sinónimosafflictagonizedistressharassplagueracktormenttorturevexworry

2. To break up soilB2formal

   To break up and level soil using a harrow (a farming tool).

   grado / rastra

   • The farmer harrowed the field before planting.
   • They harrowed the land to prepare it for the seeds.
   • The tractor harrowed the soil efficiently.

   Sinónimosbreak upcultivatedisctill