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horrify

verb
/ˈhɒɹɪfaɪ/UK/ˈhɔɹəfaɪ/CA

Etymology

From horror + -ify, or borrowed from Latin horrificare (cf. French horrifier). 1791, in form horrifying.

  1. borrowed from horrificare

Definitions

  1. To cause to feel extreme apprehension or unease

    To cause to feel extreme apprehension or unease; to cause to experience horror.

    • The haunted house horrified me, as I passed from one room to the next feeling more and more like I wasn’t going to survive.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA