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horrify
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hor·ri·fy  (hôr-f, hr-)
tr.v. hor·ri·fied, hor·ri·fy·ing, hor·ri·fies
1. To cause to feel horror. See Synonyms at dismay.
2. To cause unpleasant surprise to; shock.

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

horri·fi·cation (-f-kshn) n.
horri·fying·ly adv.

horrify [ˈhɒrɪˌfaɪ]
vb -fies, -fying, -fied (tr)
1. to cause feelings of horror in; terrify; frighten
2. to dismay or shock greatly
horrification  n
horrified  adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.horrify - fill with apprehension or alarmhorrify - 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"
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"

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
Translations
horrify [ˈhɒrɪfaɪ] VT
1. (= fill with horror) → horrorizar
I was horrified to discover thatme horrorizó descubrir que ...
2. (= shock) → escandalizar
they were all horrifiedse escandalizaron todos
horrify [ˈhɒrɪfaɪ] vthorrifier
horrify
vtentsetzen; he was horrified by or at the suggestioner war über den Vorschlag entsetzt; it horrifies me to think what …ich denke (nur) mit Entsetzen daran, was …
horrify [ˈhɒrɪˌfaɪ] vtlasciare inorridito/a


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