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horrified
hor·ri·fy H0281700 (hôr′ə-fī′, hŏr′-)tr.v. hor·ri·fied, hor·ri·fy·ing, hor·ri·fies 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.]
hor′ri·fi·ca′tion (-fĭ-kā′shən) n.hor′ri·fy′ing·ly adv.horrified (ˈhɒrɪˌfaɪd) adj1. terrified; frightened2. dismayed or shockedThesaurus| Adj. | 1. | horrified - stricken with horrorhorror-stricken, horror-struckafraid - filled with fear or apprehension; "afraid even to turn his head"; "suddenly looked afraid"; "afraid for his life"; "afraid of snakes"; "afraid to ask questions" |
Translationshorrified
Related to horrified: willingness, thrilled, pushy, debilitatingSynonyms for horrifiedadj stricken with horrorSynonyms- horror-stricken
- horror-struck
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