HORRIFY


Meaning of HORRIFY in English

— horrification , n. — horrifyingly , adv.

/hawr"euh fuy', hor"-/ , v.t., horrified, horrifying .

1. to cause to feel horror; strike with horror: The accident horrified us all.

2. to distress greatly; shock or dismay: She was horrified by the price of the house.

[ 1785-95; horrificare to cause horror, equiv. to horri- (comb. form of horrere to bristle with fear; see HORRENDOUS) + -ficare -FY ]

Syn . frighten, terrify; repel, appall.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .