horrify

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English

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Etymology

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From horror +‎ -ify, or borrowed from Latin horrificare (cf. French horrifier). 1791, in form horrifying.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈhɒɹɪfaɪ/
  • (US) enPR: hôrʹə-fī, IPA(key): /ˈhɔɹəfaɪ/
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Verb

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horrify (third-person singular simple present horrifies, present participle horrifying, simple past and past participle horrified)

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

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References

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  1. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “horrify”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.