horrified

American  

[hawr-uh-fahyd, hor-] / ˈhɔr əˌfaɪd, ˈhɒr- /

adjective

1. showing or indicating great shock or horror.

   a horrified gasp; a horrified expression.

2. accompanied or characterized by a feeling of horror.

   horrified interest.

3. struck with horror; shocked.

   horrified and outraged spectators.

---

horrified British  

/ ˈhɒrɪˌfaɪd /

adjective

1. terrified; frightened

2. dismayed or shocked

---

Other Word Forms

• horrifiedly adverb
• unhorrified adjective

Etymology

Origin of horrified

First recorded in 1830–40; horrify + -ed ²

Example Sentences

"That horrified me, I just thought these people deserve a wee bit of respect."

From BBC

But each time, within just a few days, she says she eats so much food she's left "completely horrified".

From BBC

Following the attack in Australia last weekend, Ben told me he was "horrified, but not surprised," saying it followed a pattern of the "global frenzy of antisemitism".

From BBC

“If an outsider looked into the family, they might be horrified with what the person will put up with,” Lembke says.

From The Wall Street Journal

“I was so embarrassed and so horrified,” Cabot told the New York Times in an interview published Thursday.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• shocked