laying it on thick (noun) hyperbole: exaggeration
Sinonime: agonizing,
alarming,
chilling,
distressing, disturbing, excruciating, heart-rending,
heartbreaking, nerve-racking,
painful, racking, soaring, tearing,
terrifying, tormenting, torturing, torturous, traumatic
Antonime: calming, pleasant, pleasing, unfrightening