horrify

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.

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

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horri·fi·cation (-f-kshn) n.

horri·fying·ly adv.

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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

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

Translations

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

horrify [ˈhɒrɪfaɪ] vt → horrifier

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 …

horrify [ˈhɒrɪˌfaɪ] vt → lasciare inorridito/a

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horrify [ˈhɒrɪˌfaɪ] vt → lasciare inorridito/a