horrify

== English == === Etymology === From horror +‎ -ify, or borrowed from Latin horrificare (cf. French horrifier). 1791, in form horrifying. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈhɒɹɪfaɪ/ (US) enPR: hôrʹə-fī, IPA(key): /ˈhɔɹəfaɪ/ === 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 ==== horrification ==== Related terms ==== horrible horrid horrific horror horrendous ==== Translations ==== === References ===