horrify

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).

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

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hor′ri·fi·ca′tion (-fĭ-kā′shən) n.hor′ri·fy′ing·ly adv.

horrify

(ˈhɒrɪˌfaɪ) vb (tr) , -fies, -fying or -fied1. to cause feelings of horror in; terrify; frighten2. to dismay or shock greatly ˌhorrifiˈcation n

hor•ri•fy

(ˈhɔr əˌfaɪ, ˈhɒr-)

v.t. -fied, -fy•ing. 1. to cause to feel horror. 2. to distress greatly; shock or dismay. [1785–95; < Latin horrificāre to cause horror] hor`ri•fi•ca′tion, n. hor′ri•fy`ing•ly, adv.

horrify

Past participle: horrified
Gerund: horrifying

Imperative
horrify
horrify

Present
I horrify
you horrify
he/she/it horrifies
we horrify
you horrify
they horrify

Preterite
I horrified
you horrified
he/she/it horrified
we horrified
you horrified
they horrified

Present Continuous
I am horrifying
you are horrifying
he/she/it is horrifying
we are horrifying
you are horrifying
they are horrifying

Present Perfect
I have horrified
you have horrified
he/she/it has horrified
we have horrified
you have horrified
they have horrified

Past Continuous
I was horrifying
you were horrifying
he/she/it was horrifying
we were horrifying
you were horrifying
they were horrifying

Past Perfect
I had horrified
you had horrified
he/she/it had horrified
we had horrified
you had horrified
they had horrified

Future
I will horrify
you will horrify
he/she/it will horrify
we will horrify
you will horrify
they will horrify

Future Perfect
I will have horrified
you will have horrified
he/she/it will have horrified
we will have horrified
you will have horrified
they will have horrified

Future Continuous
I will be horrifying
you will be horrifying
he/she/it will be horrifying
we will be horrifying
you will be horrifying
they will be horrifying

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been horrifying
you have been horrifying
he/she/it has been horrifying
we have been horrifying
you have been horrifying
they have been horrifying

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been horrifying
you will have been horrifying
he/she/it will have been horrifying
we will have been horrifying
you will have been horrifying
they will have been horrifying

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been horrifying
you had been horrifying
he/she/it had been horrifying
we had been horrifying
you had been horrifying
they had been horrifying

Conditional
I would horrify
you would horrify
he/she/it would horrify
we would horrify
you would horrify
they would horrify

Past Conditional
I would have horrified
you would have horrified
he/she/it would have horrified
we would have horrified
you would have horrified
they would have horrified

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, dismayaffright, 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"

horrify

verb1. 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, hearten2. shock, appal, disgust, dismay, sicken, outrage When I saw these figures I was horrified.
shock please, delight, enchant, gladden

horrify

verbTo deprive of courage or the power to act as a result of fear, anxiety, or disgust:appall, consternate, daunt, dismay, shake, shock.

Translations

使惊骇

horror

(ˈhorə) noun1. great fear or dislike. She has a horror of spiders; She looked at me in horror. 極大恐懼，極端厭惡 极端厌恶2. a disagreeable person or thing. Her little boy is an absolute horror. 令人厭惡的人或事 讨厌透顶的人或事ˈhorrible adjective1. causing horror; dreadful. a horrible sight. 令人毛骨悚然的 令人毛骨悚然的2. unpleasant. What a horrible day! 令人討厭的 令人很不愉快的，极讨厌的 ˈhorribleness noun 可怕 可怕ˈhorribly adverb 可怕地 可怕地ˈhorrid (-rid) adjective1. unpleasant. That was a horrid thing to say. 令人討厭的 令人讨厌的2. dreadful. a horrid shriek. 可怕的 可怕的horrific (həˈrifik) adjective terrible; terrifying. a horrific accident; a horrific journey. 可怕的，恐佈的 令人恐惧的，极其可怕的 ˈhorrify (-fai) verb to shock greatly. Mrs Smith was horrified to find that her son had a tattooed chest. 使驚駭 使惊骇ˈhorrifying adjective 恐怖的 恐怖的