horrification
noun/ˌhɒɹɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/UK/ˌhɔɹɪfəˈkeɪʃən/US/ˌhɔɹɘfɘˈkæeʃɘn/
Etymology
From horror + -ification, or alternatively horrific + -ation.
Definitions
The act of horrifying, or state of being horrified.
- ... horrification may occur at different points in the subject's life. Although it would certainly not be unusual for subjects to undergo violent subjugation and personal horrification on the very same occasion, they probably usually do[…]
That which causes horror.
- As the old woman and her miserable light went on before us, I could almost have thought of Sir Bertrand, or of some German horrifications […]
The act of making or becoming horrifying.
- the film industry's relentless horrification of rural culture
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for horrification. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA