horrify (Meaning)
horrify (v)
fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised
horrify (v. t.)
To cause to feel horror; to strike or impress with horror; as, the sight horrified the beholders.
Synonyms & Antonyms of horrify
horrify Sentence Examples
- The graphic crime scene horrified the seasoned detective.
- The ghastly car accident left witnesses horrified and traumatized.
- The inhumane torture methods described in the book horrified readers.
- The tyrant's brutal execution of his enemies horrified the entire kingdom.
- The grim news of the pandemic horrified the population.
- The sight of the mangled wreckage horrified the first responders.
- The cruel treatment of animals in the laboratory horrified animal rights activists.
- The gruesome images of war horrified civilians and soldiers alike.
- The discovery of ancient human remains in the cave horrified archaeologists.
- The therapist's insensitive comments horrified the grieving client.
FAQs About the word horrify
fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprisedTo cause to feel horror; to strike or impress with horror; as, the sight horrified the behold
startle, terrify,frighten, scare, shake, alarm, appall, terrorize, affright, scarify
assure, assure,reassure, reassure, steel, soothe, console, cheer, cheer, console
The graphic crime scene horrified the seasoned detective.
The ghastly car accident left witnesses horrified and traumatized.
The inhumane torture methods described in the book horrified readers.
The tyrant's brutal execution of his enemies horrified the entire kingdom.
