horrify en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /ˈhɔɹəfaɪ/ (Canada, General-American)
- /ˈhɒɹɪfaɪ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (US) audio
Etymology
From horror + -ify, or borrowed from Latin horrificare (cf. French horrifier). 1791, in form horrifying.
Meanings
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To cause to feel extreme apprehension or unease; to cause to experience horror.
The haunted house horrified me, as I passed from one room to the next feeling more and more like I wasn’t going to survive.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| horrified | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| horrified | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| horrifying | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| horrifies | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Relateds
horrible · horror · horrid · horrendous · horrific
Synonyms
Translations (14)
la horrificō (to cause to feel extreme apprehension or unease) · de schockieren (to cause to feel extreme apprehension or unease) · bg ужасявам (to cause to feel extreme apprehension or unease) · ro înfiora (to cause to feel extreme apprehension or unease) · fi kauhistuttaa (to cause to feel extreme apprehension or unease) · es horripilar (to cause to feel extreme apprehension or unease) · de entsetzen (to cause to feel extreme apprehension or unease) · de erschrecken (to cause to feel extreme apprehension or unease) · bg шокирам (to cause to feel extreme apprehension or unease) · fi hirvittää (to cause to feel extreme apprehension or unease) · gl arrepiar (to cause to feel extreme apprehension or unease) · ro oripila (to cause to feel extreme apprehension or unease) · cs děsit (to cause to feel extreme apprehension or unease) · ro îngrozi (to cause to feel extreme apprehension or unease)