horrify

hor·ri·fy

 (hôr′ə-fī′, hŏr′-)

tr.v. hor·ri·fied, hor·ri·fy·ing, hor·ri·fies

1. To cause to feel horror: The citizens were horrified by the bombings. The guest was horrified at the rudeness of what he had said.

2. To cause unpleasant surprise to; shock: "I ... passed a mirror ... & was horrified at the shabbiness of my hat" (Margaret Suckley).

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[Latin horrificāre, from horrificus, horrific; see horrific.]

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hor′ri·fi·ca′tion (-fĭ-kā′shən) n.

hor′ri·fy′ing·ly adv.

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horrify

(ˈhɒrɪˌfaɪ)

vb (tr) , -fies, -fying or -fied

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

2. to dismay or shock greatly

ˌhorrifiˈcation n

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hor•ri•fy

(ˈhɔr əˌfaɪ, ˈhɒr-)

v.t. -fied, -fy•ing.

1. to cause to feel horror.

2. to distress greatly; shock or dismay.

[1785–95; < Latin horrificāre to cause horror]

hor`ri•fi•ca′tion, n.

hor′ri•fy`ing•ly, adv.

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horrify

Past participle: horrified
Gerund: horrifying

Imperative

horrify

horrify

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Thesaurus

Verb

1.

horrify - fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised; "I was horrified at the thought of being late for my interview"; "The news of the executions horrified us" alarm, appal, appall, dismay affright, fright, frighten, scare - cause fear in; "The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me"; "Ghosts could never affright her" shock - strike with horror or terror; "The news of the bombing shocked her"

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horrify

verb

1. terrify, alarm, frighten, scare, intimidate, petrify, terrorize, put the wind up (informal), gross out (U.S. slang), make your hair stand on end, scare the bejesus out of (informal), affright a crime trend that will horrify all parents
terrify encourage, comfort, reassure, soothe, hearten

2. shock, appal, disgust, dismay, sicken, outrage When I saw these figures I was horrified.
shock please, delight, enchant, gladden

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horrify

verb

To deprive of courage or the power to act as a result of fear, anxiety, or disgust:

appall, consternate, daunt, dismay, shake, shock.

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Translations

يُفْزِع، يُرْعِب

zděsit

chokereforfærde

entsetzen

escandalizarhorrorizar

choquerheurterhorrifier

hræîa, skelfa

impressionarespaventare

fylle med redsel

zhroziť

prestrašiti

dehşet vermekşoke etmek

使惊骇

horrify

[ˈhɒrɪfaɪ] VT

1. (= fill with horror) → horrorizar
I was horrified to discover that → me horrorizó descubrir que ...

2. (= shock) → escandalizar
they were all horrified → se escandalizaron todos

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horrify

[ˈhɒrɪfaɪ] vt → horrifier

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horrify

vt → entsetzen; he was horrified by or at the suggestion → er war über den Vorschlag entsetzt; it horrifies me to think what … → ich denke (nur) mit Entsetzen daran, was …

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horrify

[ˈhɒrɪˌfaɪ] vt → lasciare inorridito/a

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horror

(ˈhorə) noun

1. great fear or dislike. She has a horror of spiders; She looked at me in horror. afsku رُعْب، هَلَع ужас horror hrůza das Entsetzen skræk; rædsel; væmmelse τρόμος, φρίκηhorror hirm وحشت kauhu horreurאימה डरावना groza, strava rettegés kengerian ógn, skelfing; hryllingur orrore 恐怖 공포 siaubas, pasibaisėjimas šausmas; riebums; pretīgums perasaan takut yang amat sangat afschuwskrekk, forferdelse, avskywstręt, groza وحشت horror groază отвращение; ужас hrôza groza strah fasa, skräck, avsky ความหวาดกลัว dehşet, korku 極大恐懼，極端厭惡 жах; огида خوف اور بیزاری sự ghê sợ 极端厌恶

2. a disagreeable person or thing. Her little boy is an absolute horror. monster شَخْصٌ مُتْعِب جدا грозотия horror postrach der Greuel rædsel τέραςhorror, monstruo koletis تنفر hirviö monstreזוועה भयानक užas rémség monster viðbjóður, hryllingur orrore ぞっとするもの 못 견디게 싫은 사람(것) siaubas briesmonis betul-betul nakal verschrikkingredselsfull, avskyeligokropność تنفر horror monstru сущее наказание postrach groza užasna osoba fasa, skräck, odåga คน หรือสิ่งที่คอยขัดแย้ง piç kurusu 令人厭惡的人或事 неприємна істота ناگوار شخص یا شے kẻ tinh quái 讨厌透顶的人或事

ˈhorrible adjective

1. causing horror; dreadful. a horrible sight. aaklig مُرْعِب، مُخيف ужасен horrível hrůzný schrecklich frygtelig; hæslig φρικτός, τρομερόςhorrible, horroroso kohutav وحشتناك kauhistuttava horribleגועלי भयंकर strahovit iszonyú mengerikan hryllilegur orribile 恐ろしい 무서운 siaubingas briesmīgs; šausmīgs mengerikan afschuwelijk, (af)schrikwekkend skrekkelig, frykteligokropny, straszny وحشتناک، ویرونکی horrível înfricoşător ужасающий hrozný strašen užasan fasansfull, fruktansvärd, hemsk น่าเกลียดน่ากลัว dehşet verici, korkunç 令人毛骨悚然的 страшний, жахливий دہشت انگیز kinh khủng 令人毛骨悚然的

2. unpleasant. What a horrible day! aaklig فَظيع، مُزْعِج، مُتْعِب отвратителен horrível strašný schrecklich rædselsfuld απαίσιοςhorrible vastik ناگوار hirveä affreuxנורא भयंकर अनाकर्षक grozan, neugodan szörnyű tidak menyenangkan hræðilegur orribile いやな 몹시 불쾌한 siaubingas pretīgs teruk vreselijkgrufull, fæl, redselsfullstraszny, nieprzyjemny ناساز، نا خوښی horrível îngrozitor ужасный strašný grozen grozan förskräcklig, förfärlig, ryslig ไม่น่ายินดี berbat, iğrenç 令人討厭的 бридкий ناپسندیدہ khó chịu 令人很不愉快的，极讨厌的

ˈhorribleness noun

aakligheid فَظاعَه، رُعْب، هَلَع отвратителност horror hrůzostrašnost die Schrecklichkeit rædselsfuldhed φρίκη calidad de horrible õudus ناگواري hirveys caractère horrible אימה भयावहता strahota szörnyűség, iszonyat sifat mengerikan hryllingur, skelfing mostruosità 恐ろしさ 끔찍함 siaubingumas šausmīgums; pretīgums kedahsyatan afschuwwekkendheid, afschrikwekkendheid grufullhet okropieństwo ناخوښی، خطرناک horror caracter îngrozitor ужас hrôzostrašnosť grozota grozota förskräcklighet ความน่าเกลียดน่ากลัว dehşet vericilik, korkunçluk 可怕 жах ہولناکی sự kinh khủng; sự đáng ghét 可怕

ˈhorribly adverb

verskriklik بِصورَة فَظيعَه أو مُرْعِبَه отвратително horrivelmente hrozně schrecklich frygteligt; hæsligt; rædselsfuldt τρομερά, φρικτάhorriblemente õudusttekitavalt بطور وحشتناك hirveän horriblement בְּאוֹפֶן מַחֲרִיד भयंकर रूप से grozno, strašno iszonyúan secara mengerikan hryllilega, hræðilega orribilmente 恐ろしく 무섭게 siaubingai šausmīgi; pretīgi dalam keadaan yang menggerunkan afschuwelijk, (af)schrikwekkend skrekkelig, redselsfullt, grufullt okropnie, strasznie په ویرونکی ډول horrivelmente îngrozitor ужасно hrozne strašno grozno fasansfullt, förskräckligt อย่างน่าเกลียดน่ากลัว korkunç/iğrenç bir şekilde 可怕地 жахливо بری طرح سے kinh khủng; khủng khiếp 可怕地

ˈhorrid (-rid) adjective

1. unpleasant. That was a horrid thing to say. aaklig فَظيع، رَديء противен feio hrozný schrecklich rædselsfuld απαίσιος horroroso, horrible; odioso vastik زشت inhottava affreuxנורא, איום जघन्य grozan szörnyű tidak menyenangkan hræðilegur; andstyggilegur orrendo, orribile いやな 몹시 불쾌한 baisus riebīgs teruk abjectvemmelig, ekkel, gyseligstraszny, okropny زشت، ځیګ، سخت feio urât отвратительный hrozný grozljiv grozan nedrig, hemsk ไม่น่ายินดี; ไม่เหมาะสม iğrenç, çirkin 令人討厭的 неприємний, відразливий ناخوشگوار khó chịu 令人讨厌的

2. dreadful. a horrid shriek. afgryslik مُرَوِّع ، مُرْعِب ужасен horrendo strašlivý schrecklich frygtelig φρικτός, τρομακτικόςhorroroso, horrible hirmus ترسناك kamala horribleנורא भयानक jezovit borzasztó mengerikan hræðilegur orribile おぞましい 무시무시한 baisus šausmīgs; briesmīgs amat menakutkan vreselijkreddsom, fælstraszny, przeraźliwy ویرونکی horrendo înfricoşător ужасный strašný grozen užasavajući hemsk, otäck น่ากลัว korkunç 可怕的 жахливий خوفناک، kinh khủng; dễ sợ 可怕的

horrific (həˈrifik) adjective

terrible; terrifying. a horrific accident; a horrific journey. afskuwelik مُفْزِع، مُرْعِب ужасяващ horrendo entsetzlich grufuld; forfærdelig φοβερόςhorroroso, horrible, terrible õudne هولناك kauhistuttava terrifiant מַחֲרִיד रोमांचकारी koji užasava, jezovit rettentő mengerikan ógnvekjandi orribile, raccapricciante 恐ろしい 끔찍한 šiurpus, baisingas šaušalīgs dahsyat schrikaanjagendgruoppvekkendestraszliwy, okropny خطرناک horrendo groaz­nic ужасающий strašen užasan fasaväckande, hårresande น่ากลัว korkunç, tüyler ürpertici 可怕的，恐佈的 страітливий خوفناک khủng khiếp; ghê sợ 令人恐惧的，极其可怕的

ˈhorrify (-fai) verb

to shock greatly. Mrs Smith was horrified to find that her son had a tattooed chest. met afsku vervul, skok يُفْزِع، يُرْعِب ужасявам horrorizar zděsit entsetzen forfærde; chokere σοκάρωhorrorizar; escandalizar kohutama وحشت زده كردن kauhistua horrifier לְהַחֲרִיד आतंकित करना užasnuti, zaprepastiti megdöbbent mengejutkan, terkejut hræða, skelfa inorridire, sconvolgere ぞっとさせる 오싹하게 하다 (kam) sukelti siaubą, pritrenkti šausmināt; pārbiedēt gerun shockeren, schrik aanjagenfylle med redsel, forferde gorszyć, przerażać ویرونکی کول escandalizar a îngrozi ужасать zhroziť (sa) zgroziti užasavati slå med fasa, förfära ทำให้หวาดกลัว dehşet vermek, şoke etmek 使驚駭 викликати жах, жахати ڈرانا، دہشت زدہ کرنا làm khiếp sợ; làm khó chịu 使惊骇

ˈhorrifying adjective

angswekkend مُفْزِع، مُرْعِب ужасяващ horrendo děsivý entsetzend forfærdende; chokerende φρικτόςhorroroso, horrendo jubedusttekitav هولناك kauhistuttava horrifiant מַחֲרִיד भयानक užasavajuci megdöbbentő mengerikan skelfilegur orribile 恐ろしい 오싹하게 하는 keliantis siaubą šausminošs menggerunkan schrikaanjagendforferdende, gruoppvekkendeprzerażający ډارول horrendo îngrozitor приводящий в ужас desivý grozo zbujajoč užasavajući skräckinjagande, fasaväckande ทำให้ตกใจ ürkütücü, dehşet verici 恐怖的 шокуючий دہشت انگیز kinh hãi; kinh hoàng 恐怖的

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