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(hôr′ə fī′, här′-)

transitive verb horrified, horrifying

to cause to feel horror
Informal to shock or disgust

Origin: L horrificare < horrificus: see horrific

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horrification noun

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transitive verb hor·ri·fied, hor·ri·fy·ing, hor·ri·fies

To cause to feel horror. See Synonyms at dismay.
To cause unpleasant surprise to; shock.

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Origin: Latin horrificāre

Origin: , from horrificus, horrific; see horrific

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horˌri·fi·caˈtion (-fĭ-kāˈshən) noun

horˈri·fyˌing·ly adverb

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