hair-raising

adj.
Causing excitement, terror, or thrills.

adjective

Causing great horror: bloodcurdling, horrible, horrid, horrific, terrific. See fear/courage.

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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: extremely alarming
  Synonyms: bloodcurdling, nightmarish

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - hårrejsende

Nederlands (Dutch)
huiveringwekkend, schrikaanjagend

Français (French)
adj. - à vous faire dresser les cheveux sur la tête

Deutsch (German)
adj. - haarsträubend

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - φρικιαστικός, ανατριχιαστικός

Italiano (Italian)
orripilante, che fa rizzare i capelli

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - assustador

Русский (Russian)
страшный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - espeluznante, escalofriante

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - hårresande

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
令人毛骨悚然的, 令人恐惧的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 令人毛骨悚然的, 令人恐懼的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 소름이 끼치는, 머리끝이 쭈뼛해지는, 무시무시한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - ぞっとする, 身の毛のよだつような

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مرعب, مثير, مدهش‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מסמר שיער, נורא‬

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