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horrified

[hawr-uh-fahyd, hor-]

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adjective

showing or indicating great shock or horror: a horrified gasp; a horrified expression.

accompanied or characterized by a feeling of horror: horrified interest.

struck with horror; shocked: horrified and outraged spectators.

Origin of horrified

First recorded in 1830–40; horrify + -ed²

Related formshor·ri·fied·ly

[hawr-uh-fahyd-lee, -fahy-id-, hor-] /ˈhɔr əˌfaɪd li, -ˌfaɪ ɪd-, ˈhɒr-/, adverbun·hor·ri·fied, adjective

horrify

[hawr-uh-fahy, hor-]

verb (used with object), hor·ri·fied, hor·ri·fy·ing.

to cause to feel horror; strike with horror: The accident horrified us all.

to distress greatly; shock or dismay: She was horrified by the price of the house.

Origin of horrify

1785–95; < Latin horrificāre to cause horror, equivalent to horri- (combining form of horrēre to bristle with fear; see horrendous) + -ficāre -fy

Related formshor·ri·fi·ca·tion, nounhor·ri·fy·ing·ly, adverb

Synonyms for horrify

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frighten, terrify; repel, appall.

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Related Words for horrified

shocked, troubled, repelled, afraid, aghast

Examples from the Web for horrified

Contemporary Examples of horrified

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Every time she looks in the mirror, she says, she thinks about what has happened and is horrified.
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Now that it’s all out it in the open, Sayreville residents are rightly “shocked” and “horrified” saying, ‘This is crazy.
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Historical Examples of horrified

It was a badge of courage, whatever it was—a badge which thrilled and horrified me.
The Underdog
F. Hopkinson Smith
He always kept his hat on, and this horrified Mlle. de Brabender.
My Double Life
Sarah Bernhardt
His plan of the popes reigning by means of the poor and lowly now horrified him.
The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete
Emile Zola
"But he pays US," Adams remonstrated, horrified by his companion's idea.
Alice Adams
Booth Tarkington
Horrified, her companion ran home to her father and told him what had happened.
The Chinese Fairy Book
Various

British Dictionary definitions for horrified

horrified

adjective

terrified; frightened

dismayed or shocked

horrify

verb -fies, -fying or -fied (tr)

to cause feelings of horror in; terrify; frighten

to dismay or shock greatly

Derived Formshorrification, noun

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Word Origin and History for horrified

horrify

v.

1791 (implied in horrifying), from horror + -fy. Related: Horrified; horrifying.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper