horrified

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈhɒrɪfaɪd/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(hôrə fīd′, hor-)

From the verb horrify: (⇒ conjugate)
horrified is: Click the infinitive to see all available inflections
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
hor•ri•fied  (hôrə fīd′, hor-),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. showing or indicating great shock or horror:a horrified gasp; a horrified expression.
  2. accompanied or characterized by a feeling of horror:horrified interest.
  3. struck with horror; shocked:horrified and outraged spectators.
  • horrify + -ed2 1830–40
hor•ri•fied•ly  (hôrə fīd′lē, -fī′id-, hor-),USA pronunciation adv. 
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
horrified / ˈhɒrɪˌfaɪd/
  1. terrified; frightened
  2. dismayed or shocked
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
hor•ri•fy /ˈhɔrəˌfaɪ, ˈhɑr-/USA pronunciation   v. [+ object], -fied, -fy•ing. 
  1. to cause to feel horror;
    to distress greatly;
    shock:The accident horrified the onlookers.
See -horr-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
hor•ri•fy  (hôrə fī′, hor-),USA pronunciation v.t., -fied, -fy•ing. 
  1. to cause to feel horror;
    strike with horror:The accident horrified us all.
  2. to distress greatly;
    shock or dismay:She was horrified by the price of the house.
  • Latin horrificāre to cause horror, equivalent. to horri- (combining form of horrēre to bristle with fear; see horrendous) + -ficāre -fy
  • 1785–95
hor′ri•fi•cation, n. 
horri•fy′ing•ly, adv. 
    frighten, terrify; repel, appall.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
horrify / ˈhɒrɪˌfaɪ/ ( -fies, -fying, -fied)(transitive)
  1. to cause feelings of horror in; terrify; frighten
  2. to dismay or shock greatly
ˌhorrifiˈcation
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