horrifyhor‧ri‧fy /ˈhɒrɪfaɪ $ ˈhɔː-, ˈhɑː-/ ●○○ verb (past tense and past participle horrified, present participle horrifying, third person singular horrifies) [transitive] 
Henry was horrified by what had happened.horrified to see/hear/find etc She was horrified to discover that he loved Rose.
VERB TABLE
horrify
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | horrify |
| he, she, it | horrifies | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | horrified |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have horrified |
| he, she, it | has horrified | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had horrified |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will horrify |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have horrified |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am horrifying |
| he, she, it | is horrifying | |
| you, we, they | are horrifying | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was horrifying |
| you, we, they | were horrifying | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been horrifying |
| he, she, it | has been horrifying | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been horrifying |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be horrifying |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been horrifying |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Some of the students wept, horrified by the Holocaust survivor's stories.
- As Theresa would probably be horrified to hear.
- Groups representing disabled people were horrified at the proposals.
- I was horrified by her swollen and distended stomach.
- I was horrified to find out later that in fact he had not collected her from school but from the police station.
- Meg watched, fascinated and horrified, as he probed inside the animal, the blood dark on his fingers.
- The President and I exchanged quick, horrified glances.
- You are horrified, you can not think straight, as you stare at the broken body.
Longman Language Activatorsurprised and upset because something bad has happened
· I was shocked when I saw the size of the telephone bill.· Everyone seemed really shocked when I told them I'd started smoking.shocked (that) · I'm shocked that you've let things get this far.shocked at · I was shocked at the change in his appearance.· Gabby was shocked by how unpleasant they were to their mother.be shocked to hear/learn/find something etc · We were shocked to hear about Brian's heart attack - he's so young.· When I returned, I was shocked to discover that Rod had lost his job.deeply shocked (=very shocked) · We were deeply shocked to hear of the baby's death.
extremely shocked by something very unpleasant or frightening that has happened: · Horrified passengers saw the man fall under the train.· There was a horrified look on his face.horrified by: · The Prime Minister issued a statement saying he was "shocked and horrified" by the massacre.
very shocked by something that is very bad or unpleasant: appalled by: · I knew everyone in the room was appalled by my behaviour, but I didn't care.· Appalled at the state of the kitchen, she set about scrubbing away the layers of grime and grease.appalled that: · We're absolutely appalled that the newspapers can freely make allegations about this company.appalled to hear/see/find out etc: · I was appalled to learn that a serial killer was running a drugs operation in a high-security prison.
so shocked and upset by something terrible that has happened that you cannot continue with your life: · Without warning, my husband moved out, leaving me so shattered I couldn't continue.devastated/shattered by: · I went back to my motel, devastated by the news of her death.
also traumatised British if someone is traumatized by a bad event or experience, it badly affects the way they behave or react to things for a long time afterwards: · The attack on her in August 1990 had left her traumatized and unable to leave the house.· a frightened, traumatized childtraumatized by: · Some students were traumatized by the anatomy classes, while others were unaffected.
to feel very shocked by something, so that you cannot do things properly or talk about things clearly for a long time afterwards: · Two days after the earthquake, many people were still in a state of shock.· He arrived at my house in a state of shock, unable to tell me clearly what had happened.
shocked and feeling weak and nervous, because something very unpleasant or frightening has happened: · He was pulled from the wreckage of the car, alive but very shaken.· The fire in the hotel was not very serious but everyone was shaken up by it.shaken/shaken up by: · She was visibly shaken by the severity of her sentence, and left the court in tears.badly shaken: · She was badly shaken by the attack and found it difficult to describe her ordeal to the police.
written very shocked by something that you have just been told or have found out about: · "Ten thousand pounds!'' she said, aghast.· Some of the Republican policies have left feminists dismayed and aghast.aghast at: · Mr Sullivan seemed aghast at the prospect of losing his only daughter to this arrogant young man.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY She was horrified to discover that he loved Rose.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES The thought that she might be dead was too terrible to contemplate.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB
to make someone feel very shocked and upset or afraid: She was horrified to discover that he loved Rose. The thought that she might be dead was too terrible to contemplate.· Jane was horrified when she learned the truth.· I was horrified when I saw it!
Henry was horrified by what had happened.horrified to see/hear/find etc She was horrified to discover that he loved Rose.