- HORRIFY: BE HORRIFIED
- [V]EXHORRESCO (-ERE -HORRUI)
English-Latin dictionary. 2014.
HORRIFY: BE HORRIFIED
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Horrify — Hor ri*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Horrified}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Horrifying}.] [L. horrificare. See {Horrific}.] To cause to feel horror; to strike or impress with horror; as, the sight horrified the beholders. E. Irving. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
horrify — ► VERB (horrifies, horrified) ▪ fill with horror. DERIVATIVES horrified adjective horrifying adjective. ORIGIN Latin horrificare … English terms dictionary
Horrified — Horrify Hor ri*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Horrified}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Horrifying}.] [L. horrificare. See {Horrific}.] To cause to feel horror; to strike or impress with horror; as, the sight horrified the beholders. E. Irving. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
horrified — horrify ► VERB (horrifies, horrified) ▪ fill with horror. DERIVATIVES horrified adjective horrifying adjective. ORIGIN Latin horrificare … English terms dictionary
horrify — (v.) 1791 (implied in horrifying), from HORROR (Cf. horror) + FY (Cf. fy). Related: Horrified; horrifying … Etymology dictionary
horrify — [hôr′ə fī΄, här′ə fī] vt. horrified, horrifying [L horrificare < horrificus: see HORRIFIC] 1. to cause to feel horror 2. Informal to shock or disgust SYN. DISMAY horrification n … English World dictionary
horrify — [[t]hɒ̱rɪfaɪ, AM hɔ͟ːr [/t]] horrifies, horrifying, horrified VERB If someone is horrified, they feel shocked or disgusted, usually because of something that they have seen or heard. [be V ed] His family were horrified by the change. [V n] ...a… … English dictionary
horrify — UK [ˈhɒrɪfaɪ] / US [ˈhɔrɪˌfaɪ] verb [transitive] Word forms horrify : present tense I/you/we/they horrify he/she/it horrifies present participle horrifying past tense horrified past participle horrified to shock someone very much The idea that… … English dictionary
horrified — horrifiedly /hawr euh fuyd lee, fuy id , hor /, adv. /hawr euh fuyd , hor /, 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 … Universalium
horrify — hor|ri|fy [ˈhɔrıfaı US ˈho: , ˈha: ] v past tense and past participle horrified present participle horrifying third person singular horrifies [T] to make someone feel very shocked and upset or afraid ▪ Henry was horrified by what had happened.… … Dictionary of contemporary English
horrify — horrification, n. horrifyingly, adv. /hawr euh fuy , hor /, v.t., horrified, horrifying. 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 … Universalium
