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- Dictionaryhor·ri·fy/ˈhôrəˌfī/
verb
- 1. fill with horror; shock greatly: "they were horrified by the very idea" Similar Opposite
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The meaning of HORRIFY is to cause to feel horror. How to use horrify in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Horrify.
to cause someone to experience shock, fear, or disgust: The public was horrified by the amount of pollution in the lake.
Horrify definition: to cause to feel horror; strike with horror. See examples of HORRIFY used in a sentence.
To horrify is to cause someone to feel shocked and disturbed. It may horrify your parents if you announce that you're dropping out of school to become a professional clown. Things that horrify you fill you with terror, shock, or disgust.
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). [Latin horrificāre, from horrificus, horrific; see horrific.]
horrify to make someone feel extremely shocked, upset, or frightened: The whole country was horrified by the kidnapping. disgust to make someone feel shocked and almost ill because something is so unpleasant: The level of violence in the movie really disgusted me.
to cause someone to experience shock, fear, or disgust: The public was horrified by the amount of pollution in the lake. fig.
Definition of horrify verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
verb. If someone is horrified, they feel shocked or disgusted, usually because of something that they have seen or heard. His family were horrified by the change. [be VERB -ed] ...a crime trend that will horrify all parents. [VERB noun] Synonyms: terrify, alarm, frighten, scare More Synonyms of horrify. horrified adjective.
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