What does horrify mean?
Definitions for horrify
ˈhɔr əˌfaɪ, ˈhɒr-hor·ri·fy
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Princeton's WordNet
dismay, alarm, appal, appall, horrifyverb
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"
Wiktionary
horrifyverb
To cause to feel extreme apprehension or unease; to cause to experience horror.
The haunted house was horrifying, from one room to the next I felt more and more like I wasn't going to survive.
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horrify
To horrify means to cause someone to feel intense fear, shock, disgust, or dismay. It involves arousing strong negative emotions or reactions through frightening or disturbing actions, images, thoughts, or experiences.
Webster Dictionary
Horrifyverb
to cause to feel horror; to strike or impress with horror; as, the sight horrified the beholders
Etymology: [L. horrificare. See Horrific.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Horrify
hor′-i-fī, v.t. to strike with horror:—pa.p. horr′ified.—adj. Horrif′ic, exciting horror: frightful. [L. horrificus—horror, horror, facĕre, to make.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of horrify in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of horrify in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of horrify in a Sentence
We tolerate shapes in human beings that would horrify us if we saw them in a horse.
It’s a world that leaves its victims bound and broken, what you will hear will shock you, will horrify you and will break your heart.
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