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.

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horrified British  

/ ˈhɒrɪˌfaɪd /

adjective

1. terrified; frightened

2. dismayed or shocked

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Other Word Forms

• horrifiedly adverb
• unhorrified adjective

Etymology

Origin of horrified

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

Example Sentences

When digital marketer Sadie Lowell booked a twin room for herself and her father to share in London, she was horrified to find her room in the Holmes Hotel was lacking a solid bathroom door.

From The Wall Street Journal

"I hope he does the right thing. I will be horrified if he is still in post at the end of the day."

From BBC

What he got instead were customers who remembered the Great Depression and associated beans with feeling poor and “bitter hippies from the food co-op” horrified that his beans were so expensive.

From The Wall Street Journal

I was shocked and horrified to discover that I had just learned a lesson that was freely available all the way back to the South Sea Bubble.

From Barron's

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

From BBC

Related Words

• shocked