horrify
1Horrify — Hor ri*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Horrified}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Horrifying}.] [L. horrificare. See {Horrific}.] To cause to feel horror; to strike or impress with horror; as, the sight horrified the beholders. E. Irving. [1913 Webster] …
2horrify — index frighten, offend (insult), repel (disgust) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
3horrify — (v.) 1791 (implied in horrifying), from HORROR (Cf. horror) + FY (Cf. fy). Related: Horrified; horrifying …
4horrify — daunt, appall, *dismay Analogous words: agitate, upset, perturb, *discompose: *offend, outrage Contrasted words: delight, rejoice, gladden, gratify, *please …
5horrify — [v] scare affright, alarm, appall, chill off*, consternate, daunt, disgust, dismay, frighten, intimidate, outrage, petrify, scare to death*, shake, shock, sicken, terrify, terrorize; concepts 7,14,19 Ant. delight, make happy, please …
6horrify — ► VERB (horrifies, horrified) ▪ fill with horror. DERIVATIVES horrified adjective horrifying adjective. ORIGIN Latin horrificare …
7horrify — [hôr′ə fī΄, här′ə fī] vt. horrified, horrifying [L horrificare < horrificus: see HORRIFIC] 1. to cause to feel horror 2. Informal to shock or disgust SYN. DISMAY horrification n …
8horrify — UK [ˈhɒrɪfaɪ] / US [ˈhɔrɪˌfaɪ] verb [transitive] Word forms horrify : present tense I/you/we/they horrify he/she/it horrifies present participle horrifying past tense horrified past participle horrified to shock someone very much The idea that… …
9horrify — [[t]hɒ̱rɪfaɪ, AM hɔ͟ːr [/t]] horrifies, horrifying, horrified VERB If someone is horrified, they feel shocked or disgusted, usually because of something that they have seen or heard. [be V ed] His family were horrified by the change. [V n] ...a… …
10horrify — transitive verb ( fied; fying) Date: 1791 1. to cause to feel horror 2. to fill with distaste ; shock Synonyms: see dismay • horrifyingly adverb …
