horrify
11horrify — horrification, n. horrifyingly, adv. /hawr euh fuy , hor /, v.t., 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 …
12horrify — verb /ˈhɒrɪfaɪ,ˈhɔrəfaɪ/ To cause to feel extreme apprehension or unease; to cause to experience horror. The haunted house was horrifying, from one room to the next I felt more and more like I wasn’t going to survive. See Also: horrible, horrid,… …
13horrify — Synonyms and related words: alarm, appall, awe, daunt, disconcert, discountenance, disgust, dismay, distress, freeze, frighten, give offense, gross out, intimidate, nauseate, offend, outrage, panic, paralyze, petrify, put off, repel, revolt,… …
14horrify — v. (R) it horrified us (to learn) that their house had burned down * * * [ hɒrɪfaɪ] (R) it horrifyied us (to learn) that their house had burned down …
15horrify — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. appall, shock, awe. See fear. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. terrify, appall, petrify, dismay; see frighten 1 . See Synonym Study at dismay . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. dismay, shock, frighten,… …
16horrify — hor|ri|fy [ˈhɔrıfaı US ˈho: , ˈha: ] v past tense and past participle horrified present participle horrifying third person singular horrifies [T] to make someone feel very shocked and upset or afraid ▪ Henry was horrified by what had happened.… …
17horrify — hor|ri|fy [ hɔrı,faı ] verb transitive to shock someone: We were horrified to hear how much money they d spent on the project …
18horrify — hor·ri·fy || hÉ‘rɪfaɪ , hÉ” /hÉ’ r v. cause to feel horror; mortify, make aghast, shock …
19horrify — verb (horrifies, horrifying, horrified) fill with horror. Derivatives horrification noun horrified adjective horrifiedly adverb horrifying adjective horrifyingly adv …
20horrify — v. a. Frighten, terrify, fill with horror, strike with terror, make one s blood run cold …
