horrify

Meaning

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

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈhɒɹɪfaɪ/
Etymology

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

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