horrify
fill with apprehension or alarm;
cause to be unpleasantly surprised
- I was horrified at the thought of being late for my interview
- The news of the executions horrified us
• Syn:
dismay, alarm, appal, appall
• Derivationally related forms:
horror, alarmist (for: alarm), alarm (for: alarm), dismay (for: dismay)
• Hypernyms:
frighten, fright, scare, affright
• Hyponyms:
shock
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- The bad news will horrify him
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