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horrify

[hawr-uh-fahy, hor-]

verb (used with object)

horrified, horrifying 
  1. to cause to feel horror; strike with horror.

    The accident horrified us all.

  2. to distress greatly; shock or dismay.

    She was horrified by the price of the house.



horrify

/ ˈɒɪˌڲɪ /

verb

  1. to cause feelings of horror in; terrify; frighten

  2. to dismay or shock greatly

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • horrification noun
  • horrifyingly adverb
  • ˌǰھˈپDz noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of horrify1

1785–95; < Latin ǰھ to cause horror, equivalent to horri- (combining form of ǰŧ to bristle with fear; horrendous ) + -fy
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For a few brief years in his life, after hearing this passage of Whitman’s poem in class, Chuck allowed himself to feel wonderful, until a horrifying discovery set him on a different path.

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“The fact of emergency martial law itself filled me with fear, but the thought that my son might be deployed to enforce it was even more horrifying,” he said.

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"I was shocked and horrified when I saw that," says Jane.

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"It was a horrifying, frightening incident," she said.

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"What happened must have been truly horrifying and confusing," Mr Little said.

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