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- pronunciation:
- hor
ih
faI
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ha
rih
faI
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Explorer, Word Parts
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transitive verb |
| inflections: |
horrifies, horrifying, horrified |
| definition: |
to cause feelings of horror in; frighten, shock, or appall.
The grisly accident horrified the witnesses.The memories of what he'd seen in the war horrified him.- similar words:
- appall, revolt
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| related words: |
frighten, shock, terrify |
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| derivations: |
horrified (adj.), horrifyingly (adv.) |
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