horrify
4 synonyms for horrify, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Verb — To make someone feel very shocked or afraid.
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Etymology
Formed from horror + -ify, or borrowed from Latin horrificare (compare French horrifier); attested from 1791, in the form horrifying.
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