hor·ri·fi·ca·tion \ˌhȯrəfə̇ˈkāshən, ˌhär-\noun (-s) Etymology: Latin horrificare to horrify + English -tion — more at horrify 1.: the act of horrifying or condition of being horrified 2.: something that horrifies < his two overcoats making him look like a mountain of horrification — Arthur Miller >