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horrifies

  • present tense form
    of horrify (3rd person singular).
    horrify
    verb (used with object)
    to cause to feel horror; strike with horror.

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What horrifies her is a sense that “the law is something to be inflicted,” and therefore inherently cruel.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 31, 2026

The prospect of selling it horrifies them; handing it on is what they seek to do.

From BBC Nov. 19, 2024

“All those dissidents going into Lefortovo — the name horrifies you,” she said in an interview with ABC’s “Nightline” that aired early on Wednesday.

From New York Times Jul. 12, 2023

Each new one horrifies, and yet fits into a depressingly familiar pattern.

From Washington Post Nov. 27, 2022

The thought of spending whatever remains of my life in this stone vault horrifies me.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins