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horrify

Horrify (verb) means to cause to feel extreme apprehension or unease; to cause to experience horror.

verb
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To cause to feel extreme apprehension or unease; to cause to experience horror.
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Etymology

From horror + -ify, or borrowed from Latin horrificare (cf. French horrifier). 1791, in form horrifying.

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"horrify" (verb) means to cause to feel extreme apprehension or unease; to cause to experience horror.

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