Definition of horrify in English:

horrify

verbhorrified, horrifying, horrifies ˈhɒrɪfʌɪˈhɔrəˌfaɪ

[with object]

Fill with horror; shock greatly.
使恐怖；使惊骇
they were horrified by the very idea
他们被这个主意吓坏了。
Example sentencesExamples
- The nerve and arrogance of the food industry shocks and horrifies me.
- The first horrifying stories were beginning to emerge of bodies being buried before they were even identified.
- They are interrupted by a knock on the door and Val is horrified to find a bailiff officer on her doorstep.
- On Monday a colleague of mine was sacked, not so unusual you might think but it is the reasons surrounding this incident that horrify me.
- I have no doubt that it shocks, perhaps even horrifies our young audiences but we make no apology for that.
- I hate bullies but I do have a horrible feeling I have this bullying streak in me, and it does horrify me.
- Those involved in such crashes often receive horrifying injuries or else end up dying a violent death.
- A television documentary showing graphic pictures of an abortion will shock and horrify viewers, according to an Old Town mother who went through a similar procedure.
- If our charge was to make a horror film, we made it our objective to horrify an audience to the maximum degree possible.
- That is the tragically horrifying history of religion through the ages.
- London Evening Standard columnist A. N. Wilson argued that, ‘These stories and pictures horrify us, but they should not surprise us.’
- What they see in the mirror is a hideously distorted vision of themselves which disgusts and horrifies them, often to the point when venturing out into the world is a painful and traumatic experience.
- Sometimes what people will say will horrify us but we value that right to free speech and we have a duty to uphold that right even when we disagree with what they say.
- If you thought that was bad, I have terrible news that will shock and horrify you: things actually get worse.
- The State Government's proposed cannabis law reforms will horrify parents and others worried about the local drug scene, according to Greenough MLA Jamie Edwards.
- These attacks will repel and horrify anyone with any shred of decency or humanity.
- The eugenics movement obviously horrifies this film maker and Mr. Peter Cohen communicates that horror most effectively in this interesting and artful documentary.
- I sit here in shock, horrified by the truth and thankful that I had driven home alone.
- We can only imagine this was indeed a most traumatic and horrifying discovery for the boy.
- It offends and horrifies us when we learn of decaying archaeological sites, looted museums and burning libraries.
Synonyms
frighten, scare, terrify, petrify, alarm, panic, terrorize, scare stiff, scare/frighten to death, fill with fear, scare someone out of their wits, scare/frighten the living daylights out of, throw into a panic, make someone's hair stand on end, make someone's blood run cold
informal scare the pants off, make someone's hair curl
British informal throw into a blue funk, put the wind up
Irish informal scare the bejesus out of
North American informal spook
vulgar slang scare shitless, scare the shit out of
archaic affright
shock, appal, outrage, scandalize, offend, dismay, throw off balance
disgust, revolt, repel, nauseate, sicken
informal rattle, faze, knock sideways, knock for six
archaic pother

Derivatives

horrification

noun hɒrɪfɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n

Her look of horrification snapped me back to reality.
Example sentencesExamples
- Her look was one of pure disgust and horrification.
- Much to Corrina's horrification, when she did realize what he had done, rather than push him away, she kissed him back.
- She took one more step and to her most utter horrification, lost her footing against the back of something and promptly fell forward, shrieking as she collided with what felt like another body.
- She stared at him in utter horrification, ‘You violated me!’

horrifiedly

adverb ˈhɒrɪfʌɪdliˈhɑrəfaɪdli

Still, it saddens and amuses me every time I am asked horrifiedly if I really have no interest in, or knowledge of, the machinations of today's governments.
Example sentencesExamples
- When he saw me looking horrifiedly at the wreckage he skulked off and buried himself in the deepest corner of his doghouse and pretended to vanish.
- All four of us started and looked at each other horrifiedly.

horrifyingly

adverbˈhɒrɪfʌɪɪŋliˈhɔrəˌfaɪɪŋli

as submodifier horrifyingly flimsy boats
单薄得可怕的船只。

Origin

Late 18th century: from Latin horrificare, from horrificus (see horrific).

Definition of horrify in US English:

horrify

verbˈhɔrəˌfaɪˈhôrəˌfī

[with object]usually be horrified

Fill with horror; shock greatly.
使恐怖；使惊骇
they were horrified by the very idea
他们被这个主意吓坏了。
Example sentencesExamples
- London Evening Standard columnist A. N. Wilson argued that, ‘These stories and pictures horrify us, but they should not surprise us.’
- I have no doubt that it shocks, perhaps even horrifies our young audiences but we make no apology for that.
- What they see in the mirror is a hideously distorted vision of themselves which disgusts and horrifies them, often to the point when venturing out into the world is a painful and traumatic experience.
- They are interrupted by a knock on the door and Val is horrified to find a bailiff officer on her doorstep.
- Sometimes what people will say will horrify us but we value that right to free speech and we have a duty to uphold that right even when we disagree with what they say.
- If our charge was to make a horror film, we made it our objective to horrify an audience to the maximum degree possible.
- We can only imagine this was indeed a most traumatic and horrifying discovery for the boy.
- That is the tragically horrifying history of religion through the ages.
- The eugenics movement obviously horrifies this film maker and Mr. Peter Cohen communicates that horror most effectively in this interesting and artful documentary.
- A television documentary showing graphic pictures of an abortion will shock and horrify viewers, according to an Old Town mother who went through a similar procedure.
- The State Government's proposed cannabis law reforms will horrify parents and others worried about the local drug scene, according to Greenough MLA Jamie Edwards.
- These attacks will repel and horrify anyone with any shred of decency or humanity.
- The first horrifying stories were beginning to emerge of bodies being buried before they were even identified.
- The nerve and arrogance of the food industry shocks and horrifies me.
- If you thought that was bad, I have terrible news that will shock and horrify you: things actually get worse.
- Those involved in such crashes often receive horrifying injuries or else end up dying a violent death.
- It offends and horrifies us when we learn of decaying archaeological sites, looted museums and burning libraries.
- I hate bullies but I do have a horrible feeling I have this bullying streak in me, and it does horrify me.
- On Monday a colleague of mine was sacked, not so unusual you might think but it is the reasons surrounding this incident that horrify me.
- I sit here in shock, horrified by the truth and thankful that I had driven home alone.
Synonyms
frighten, scare, terrify, petrify, alarm, panic, terrorize, scare stiff, frighten to death, scare to death, fill with fear, scare someone out of their wits, frighten the living daylights out of, scare the living daylights out of, throw into a panic, make someone's hair stand on end, make someone's blood run cold
shock, appal, outrage, scandalize, offend, dismay, throw off balance

Origin

Late 18th century: from Latin horrificare, from horrificus (see horrific).

词汇	horrify
释义	Definition of horrify in English: horrify verbhorrified, horrifying, horrifies ˈhɒrɪfʌɪˈhɔrəˌfaɪ [with object] Fill with horror; shock greatly. 使恐怖；使惊骇 they were horrified by the very idea 他们被这个主意吓坏了。 Example sentencesExamples The nerve and arrogance of the food industry shocks and horrifies me. The first horrifying stories were beginning to emerge of bodies being buried before they were even identified. They are interrupted by a knock on the door and Val is horrified to find a bailiff officer on her doorstep. On Monday a colleague of mine was sacked, not so unusual you might think but it is the reasons surrounding this incident that horrify me. I have no doubt that it shocks, perhaps even horrifies our young audiences but we make no apology for that. I hate bullies but I do have a horrible feeling I have this bullying streak in me, and it does horrify me. Those involved in such crashes often receive horrifying injuries or else end up dying a violent death. A television documentary showing graphic pictures of an abortion will shock and horrify viewers, according to an Old Town mother who went through a similar procedure. If our charge was to make a horror film, we made it our objective to horrify an audience to the maximum degree possible. That is the tragically horrifying history of religion through the ages. London Evening Standard columnist A. N. Wilson argued that, ‘These stories and pictures horrify us, but they should not surprise us.’ What they see in the mirror is a hideously distorted vision of themselves which disgusts and horrifies them, often to the point when venturing out into the world is a painful and traumatic experience. Sometimes what people will say will horrify us but we value that right to free speech and we have a duty to uphold that right even when we disagree with what they say. If you thought that was bad, I have terrible news that will shock and horrify you: things actually get worse. The State Government's proposed cannabis law reforms will horrify parents and others worried about the local drug scene, according to Greenough MLA Jamie Edwards. These attacks will repel and horrify anyone with any shred of decency or humanity. The eugenics movement obviously horrifies this film maker and Mr. Peter Cohen communicates that horror most effectively in this interesting and artful documentary. I sit here in shock, horrified by the truth and thankful that I had driven home alone. We can only imagine this was indeed a most traumatic and horrifying discovery for the boy. It offends and horrifies us when we learn of decaying archaeological sites, looted museums and burning libraries. Synonyms frighten, scare, terrify, petrify, alarm, panic, terrorize, scare stiff, scare/frighten to death, fill with fear, scare someone out of their wits, scare/frighten the living daylights out of, throw into a panic, make someone's hair stand on end, make someone's blood run cold informal scare the pants off, make someone's hair curl British informal throw into a blue funk, put the wind up Irish informal scare the bejesus out of North American informal spook vulgar slang scare shitless, scare the shit out of archaic affright shock, appal, outrage, scandalize, offend, dismay, throw off balance disgust, revolt, repel, nauseate, sicken informal rattle, faze, knock sideways, knock for six archaic pother Derivatives horrification noun hɒrɪfɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n Her look of horrification snapped me back to reality. Example sentencesExamples Her look was one of pure disgust and horrification. Much to Corrina's horrification, when she did realize what he had done, rather than push him away, she kissed him back. She took one more step and to her most utter horrification, lost her footing against the back of something and promptly fell forward, shrieking as she collided with what felt like another body. She stared at him in utter horrification, ‘You violated me!’ horrifiedly adverb ˈhɒrɪfʌɪdliˈhɑrəfaɪdli Still, it saddens and amuses me every time I am asked horrifiedly if I really have no interest in, or knowledge of, the machinations of today's governments. Example sentencesExamples When he saw me looking horrifiedly at the wreckage he skulked off and buried himself in the deepest corner of his doghouse and pretended to vanish. All four of us started and looked at each other horrifiedly. horrifyingly adverbˈhɒrɪfʌɪɪŋliˈhɔrəˌfaɪɪŋli as submodifier horrifyingly flimsy boats 单薄得可怕的船只。 Origin Late 18th century: from Latin horrificare, from horrificus (see horrific). Definition of horrify in US English: horrify verbˈhɔrəˌfaɪˈhôrəˌfī [with object]usually be horrified Fill with horror; shock greatly. 使恐怖；使惊骇 they were horrified by the very idea 他们被这个主意吓坏了。 Example sentencesExamples London Evening Standard columnist A. N. Wilson argued that, ‘These stories and pictures horrify us, but they should not surprise us.’ I have no doubt that it shocks, perhaps even horrifies our young audiences but we make no apology for that. What they see in the mirror is a hideously distorted vision of themselves which disgusts and horrifies them, often to the point when venturing out into the world is a painful and traumatic experience. They are interrupted by a knock on the door and Val is horrified to find a bailiff officer on her doorstep. Sometimes what people will say will horrify us but we value that right to free speech and we have a duty to uphold that right even when we disagree with what they say. If our charge was to make a horror film, we made it our objective to horrify an audience to the maximum degree possible. We can only imagine this was indeed a most traumatic and horrifying discovery for the boy. That is the tragically horrifying history of religion through the ages. The eugenics movement obviously horrifies this film maker and Mr. Peter Cohen communicates that horror most effectively in this interesting and artful documentary. A television documentary showing graphic pictures of an abortion will shock and horrify viewers, according to an Old Town mother who went through a similar procedure. The State Government's proposed cannabis law reforms will horrify parents and others worried about the local drug scene, according to Greenough MLA Jamie Edwards. These attacks will repel and horrify anyone with any shred of decency or humanity. The first horrifying stories were beginning to emerge of bodies being buried before they were even identified. The nerve and arrogance of the food industry shocks and horrifies me. If you thought that was bad, I have terrible news that will shock and horrify you: things actually get worse. Those involved in such crashes often receive horrifying injuries or else end up dying a violent death. It offends and horrifies us when we learn of decaying archaeological sites, looted museums and burning libraries. I hate bullies but I do have a horrible feeling I have this bullying streak in me, and it does horrify me. On Monday a colleague of mine was sacked, not so unusual you might think but it is the reasons surrounding this incident that horrify me. I sit here in shock, horrified by the truth and thankful that I had driven home alone. Synonyms frighten, scare, terrify, petrify, alarm, panic, terrorize, scare stiff, frighten to death, scare to death, fill with fear, scare someone out of their wits, frighten the living daylights out of, scare the living daylights out of, throw into a panic, make someone's hair stand on end, make someone's blood run cold shock, appal, outrage, scandalize, offend, dismay, throw off balance Origin Late 18th century: from Latin horrificare, from horrificus (see horrific).
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