Horrify (Verb)

Meaning

Fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised; "I was horrified at the thought of being late for my interview"; "The news of the executions horrified us".

Classification

Verbs of feeling.

Synonyms

• Dismay
• Alarm
• Appall
• Appal

Hypernyms

• Scare
• Fright
• Affright
• Frighten

Hyponyms

• Shock

Related Words

• Horror (noun)