Definition of Horrify

1. Verb. Fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised. "The bad news will horrify him"; "The news of the executions horrified us"

Exact synonyms: Alarm, Appal, Appall, Dismay
Generic synonyms: Affright, Fright, Frighten, Scare
Specialized synonyms: Shock
Derivative terms: Alarm, Alarmist, Dismay, Horror

Definition of Horrify

1. v. t. To cause to feel horror; to strike or impress with horror; as, the sight horrified the beholders.

Definition of Horrify

1. to cause to feel horror [v -FIED, -FYING, -FIES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Horrify

horrible
horribleness
horriblenesses
horribles
horribly
horrid
horrider
horridest
horridly
horridness
horridnesses
horrific
horrifically
horrified
horrifies
horrify (current term)
horrifying
horrifyingly
horripilate
horripilation
horripilation
horror
horror
horror-stricken
horror-struck
horrors
horror autotoxicus
horror fusionis
hors
horse

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