The meaning of Horrify

Horrify – definition

verb
Fill with horror; shock greatly.
Usage examples:
They were horrified by the very idea
Synonims:
Frighten Scare Terrify Petrify Alarm Panic Terrorize Scare stiff Scare/frighten to death Fill with fear Throw into a panic Make someone's blood run cold Scare the pants off Make someone's hai

verb
To cause someone to experience shock, fear, or disgust
Usage examples:
The public was horrified by the amount of pollution in the lake., fig. he was horrified to find tha…

Horrify translation into English

Horrify: translate from English into Chinese

惊吓, 渗, 吓, 惊恐

Horrify: translate from English into Dutch

Afschuwelijk maken, Aanstoot geven, Afschuw inboezemen, Ontzetten

Horrify: translate from English into French

Horrifier

Horrify: translate from English into German

Entsetzen, Schockieren

Horrify: translate from English into Hindi

डराना, भयभीत करना, थर्रा देना, दहला देना

Horrify: translate from English into Italian

Inorridire, Scandalizzare, Atterrire, Incutere timore

Horrify: translate from English into Korean

무섭게 하다

Horrify: translate from English into Russian

Ужасать, Шокировать, Страшить

Horrify: translate from English into Spanish

Horrorizar, Escandalizar, Espantar, Pasmar

Word origin

late 18th century: from Latin horrificare, from horrificus (see horrific).

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Horrify – similar words

horrified

ˈhɒr.ɪ.faɪd

adjective
Filled with horror; extremely shocked.
Usage examples:
The horrified spectators

verb
Fill with horror; shock greatly.
Usage examples:
They were horrified by the very idea

adjective
Very shocked
Usage examples:
He looked horrified when i told him., we were horrified at/by the size of the bill., i was horrifie…

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Horrify synonims

alarm

noun
An anxious awareness of danger.
Usage examples:
The boat tilted and the boatmen cried out in alarm

verb
Make (someone) feel frightened, disturbed, or in danger.

noun
Sudden anxiety and fear, esp. that something very bad or dangerous might happen
Usage examples:
Nicholas detected a note of alarm in her voice., firefighters said the tragedy could have been avoi…

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frighten

verb
Make (someone) afraid or anxious.
Usage examples:
The savagery of his thoughts frightened him

verb
To make someone feel fear
Usage examples:
Be quiet or you’ll frighten the deer., she was too frightened to enter the room alone.

All meanings and translations of Frighten

panic

noun
Sudden uncontrollable fear or anxiety, often causing wildly unthinking behaviour.
Usage examples:
She hit him in panic

verb
Feel or cause to feel panic.
Usage examples:
The crowd panicked and stampeded for the exit

noun
A cereal and fodder grass of a group including millet.
Usage examples:
Two of the most common, but functionally indeterminate, grass grains regularly identified from amer…

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petrify

verb
Change (organic matter) into a stony substance by encrusting or replacing it with a calcareous, siliceous, or other mineral deposit.
Usage examples:
The chemical components used to artificially petrify wood can be found in natural settings around v…

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scare

skeər

verb
Cause great fear or nervousness in; frighten.
Usage examples:
I was scared stiff

noun
A sudden attack of fright.
Usage examples:
Gosh, that gave me a scare!

verb
Cause fear in

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terrify

verb
Cause to feel extreme fear.
Usage examples:
The thought terrifies me

verb
To frighten someone severely
Usage examples:
His looks are enough to terrify anyone., she’s always been terrified of spiders., a terrifying expe…

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terrorize

verb
Create and maintain a state of extreme fear and distress in (someone); fill with terror.
Usage examples:
He used his private army to terrorize the population

verb
Coerce by violence or with threats

verb
To make someone feel very frightened by threatening to kill or hurt them
Usage examples:
Street gangs have been terrorizing the neighbourhood.

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