horrify
21horrify — verb (T) to make someone feel very shocked and upset or afraid: horrified to see/hear etc: We were horrified to see children living in such terrible conditions. horrifying adjective: horrifying news horrifyingly adverb …
22horrify — verb 1) she horrified us with ghastly tales Syn: frighten, scare, terrify, petrify, paralyze, alarm, panic, terrorize, fill with fear, scare someone out of their wits, frighten the living daylights out of, make someone s hair stand on end, make… …
23horrify — v 1. shock, startle, astound, stun, stupefy, paralyze, petrify; appall, consternate, daunt, unnerve, abash, floor; disturb, distress, harrow, agitate, dismay; outrage, scandalize, shock, Sl. gross out; disgust, nauseate, sicken, Inf. turn one s… …
24horrify — hor·ri·fy …
25horrify — verb Syn: shock, appal, outrage, scandalize, offend, disgust, revolt, nauseate, sicken …
26horrify — [ˈhɒrɪˌfaɪ] verb [T] to shock someone very much horrifying adj …
27horrify — hor•ri•fy [[t]ˈhɔr əˌfaɪ, ˈhɒr [/t]] v. t. fied, fy•ing 1) to cause to feel horror 2) cvb to distress greatly; shock or dismay • Etymology: 1785–95; < L horrificāre to cause horror hor ri•fi•ca′tion, n. hor′ri•fy ing•ly, adv …
28horrify — /ˈhɒrəfaɪ / (say horuhfuy) verb (t) (horrified, horrifying) to cause to feel horror; strike with horror; shock intensely. {Latin horrificāre cause horror} –horrification /hɒrəfəˈkeɪʃən/ (say horuhfuh kayshuhn), noun …
29horrify — v.tr. ( ies, ied) arouse horror in; shock, scandalize. Derivatives: horrification n. horrifiedly adv. horrifying adj. horrifyingly adv. Etymology: L horrificare (as HORRIFIC) …
30make someone's hair stand on end — HORRIFY, shock, appal, scandalize, stun; make someone s blood run cold; informal make someone s hair curl. → hair * * * make someone s hair stand on end To frighten or astonish someone greatly • • • Main Entry: ↑hair * * * make someone’s hair… …
