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Definition of Horrified
1. Adjective. Stricken with horror.
Definition of Horrified
1. Adjective. Struck with horror. ¹
2. Verb. (past of horrify) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Horrified
1. horrify [v] - See also: horrify
Lexicographical Neighbors of Horrified
Literary usage of Horrified
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Victrola Book of the Opera by Samuel Holland Rous, Victor Talking Machine Company (1919)
"The nobles having gone, Raoul comes out, horrified at what he has heard, and
wishes to warn his ... horrified ..."
2. John L. Stoddard's Lectures: Supplementary Volume[s]. by John Lawson Stoddard (1903)
"... who, passing the castle one Good Friday night, was horrified to hear the sounds
of revelry and dancing issuing from its banquet hall. ..."
3. History of the United States by Matthew Page Andrews (1914)
"In the midst of the rejoicing at the North over the surrender of Lee, the entire
country was horrified by the insane deed of an actor, LAST FORMAL RECEPTION ..."
4. Ten Years in Washington: Life and Scenes in the National Capital, as a Woman by Mary Clemmer (1874)
"... Nice Time "—Mrs. Franklin Pierce horrified—" Going a Fishing on Sundays "—Hatred
of Flummery—An Admirer of Pork and Beans and Slap-jacks—A Presidential ..."
5. The Mimic World and Public Exhibitions: Their History, Their Morals, and Effects by Olive Logan (1871)
"A horrified Auditor of Booth in Othello.— A Saucy Stage King.—A Boston Notion.—A
Blonde'e Wig on Fire.—An Amateur who Determined to Do Himself Justice, ..."
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