horrify B1 Topic:Actions & Processes US /ˈhɔɹəfaɪ/ UK /ˈhɒɹɪfaɪ/ See IPA manual Freq #66085 Meanings 1 verb To shock someone deeply, making them feel fear or disgust. The violent scenes in the film horrified the audience. Verb forms Verb forms are not available for this word yet. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to shock someone deeply,... frightenalarm Word family Forms horrifiedhorrifieshorrifying Etymology AI details From horror + -ify, or borrowed from Latin horrificare (cf. French horrifier). 1791, in form horrifying. Topics Actions & Processes External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # horrify **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /ˈhɔɹəfaɪ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈhɒɹɪfaɪ/ **Frequency rank:** 66085 ## Meanings 1. To shock someone deeply, making them feel fear or disgust. ## Examples - The violent scenes in the film horrified the audience. ## Etymology From horror + -ify, or borrowed from Latin horrificare (cf. French horrifier). 1791, in form horrifying. ## AI Etymology Horrify comes from horror + -ify, or borrowed from Latin horrificare (cf. French horrifier). 1791, in form horrifying. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern verbal form is built from the named base and affix. In current use, the main sense is “To shock someone deeply, making them feel fear or disgust”. ## Topics - Actions & Processes markdown