horrify
To cause to feel extreme apprehension or uneaseTo cause to feel extreme apprehension or unease; to cause to experience horror.
» Tom was horrified at the sight.
Meaning
1 sensesTo 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.
entsetzen, erschrecken, schockieren
fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised
Examples
172 sentencesTom was horrified at the sight.
It looked like Tom was horrified.
Tom looked like he was horrified.
deTom machte einen entsetzten Eindruck. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I know that Tom was horrified.
Tom said that I looked horrified.
Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From horror + -ify, or borrowed from Latin horrificare (cf. French horrifier). 1791, in foFrom horror + -ify, or borrowed from Latin horrificare (cf. French horrifier). 1791, in form horrifying.
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Forms
horrifies, horrifying, horrified, horrifiedSynonyms
5 synonymsWord family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle