harrowing
/ˈhæɹəʊ.ɪŋ/ noun C1- The process of breaking up earth with a harrow. · The field received two harrowings.
- Suffering, torment.
- Ravaging; hostile incursion; spoliation; intentional widespread destruction.
- Christ's ravaging or hostile incursion of Hell, conducted between his crucifixion and resurrection, in which he liberated the souls of the righteous held captive by Satan.
Plural harrowings
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Oh, we have imagined the most harrowing things.
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