Horrify
ahd-5
transitive verb.
To cause to feel horror.
transitive verb.
To cause unpleasant surprise to; shock.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
To cause to feel horror; strike or impress with horror.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
transitive verb.
To cause to feel horror; to strike or impress with horror.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
verb.
To cause to feel extreme
apprehension
or
unease
; to cause to experience
horror
.
WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
verb.
fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised
Word Usage
""I picked it up with the 'goods' at Aunt Mary's," replied Tavia laughing, for she really only made use of the expressions to "horrify""
Etymologically Related
horrendous
horrible
horrid
horrific
horror
Form
horrified
horrifying
Rhyme
Words with the same terminal sound
glorify
Same Context
Words that are found in similar contexts
Embarrass
appal
astound
awesome
disconcert
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
alarm
appall
awe
daunt
disconcert
variant
horrified
verb-form
horrified
horrifies
horrifying