horrify B1 Topic:Emotions & Feelings 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. 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 Emotions & Feelings External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 - Emotions & Feelings markdown