horrify

== English == === Etymology === From horror +‎ -ify, or borrowed from Latin horrificare (cf. French horrifier). 1791, in form horrifying. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈhɒɹɪfaɪ/ (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈhɔɹəfaɪ/ Hyphenation: hor‧ri‧fy === Verb === horrify (third-person singular simple present horrifies, present participle horrifying, simple past and past participle horrified) To cause to feel extreme apprehension or unease; to cause to experience horror. ==== Synonyms ==== See Thesaurus:frighten ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References ===