ˈhȯrəˌfī, ˈhär- transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-es )
Etymology: Latin horrificare, from horrificus horrific — more at horrific
: to cause to feel horror : strike with horror
smoking right through soup, fish, meat, salad, and dessert in a way to horrify the epicure — Frances Perkins
may horrify some employers who are still living in the nineteenth century — Roy Lewis & Angus Maude
Synonyms: see dismay