HORRIFY


Meaning of HORRIFY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈhȯr-ə-ˌfī, ˈhär- ]

transitive verb

( -fied ; -fy·ing )

Date: 1791

1. : to cause to feel horror

2. : to fill with distaste : shock

Synonyms: see dismay

• hor·ri·fy·ing·ly -ˌfī-iŋ-lē adverb

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.