horrify

CEFRB1

/ˈhɒɹɪfaɪ/

verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To shock or frighten someone greatly.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

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

Examples

  • The announcement was intended to horrify the audience.

  • The haunted house horrified me, as I passed from one room to the next feeling more and more like I wasn’t going to survive.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1
Synonyms
1

Synonyms

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Origin

verb

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