Horrify
verb
Cause someone to feel extreme fear or shock.
The magnitude of the disaster horrified the rescuers.
Often appears as...
- horrified by
- horrified at
verb
Shock or distress someone greatly by showing or telling them something undesired or unpleasant.
She was horrified by the news of the terrorist attack.
Often appears as...
- horrified by the news
- horrified at the sight
verb
Cause someone to feel extreme fear or shock.
The magnitude of the disaster horrified the rescuers.
Often appears as...
- horrified by
- horrified at
verb
Shock or distress someone greatly by showing or telling them something undesired or unpleasant.
She was horrified by the news of the terrorist attack.
Often appears as...
- horrified by the news
- horrified at the sight
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Extreme Reaction
Use 'horrify' when someone's response is beyond normal fear, showing intense emotion.
The haunted house experience horrified the teenager.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Physical Harm
'Horrify' refers to emotional impact, not physical harm.
Watching the thriller movie horrified her, but she was unharmed.
Pro Tip 3/3Strong Emphasis
The word 'horrify' adds drama to a sentence; it's much stronger than 'upset' or 'bother'.
The extent of pollution in the city horrified the environmentalists.
Pro Tip 1/3Extreme Reaction
Use 'horrify' when someone's response is beyond normal fear, showing intense emotion.
The haunted house experience horrified the teenager.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Physical Harm
'Horrify' refers to emotional impact, not physical harm.
Watching the thriller movie horrified her, but she was unharmed.
Pro Tip 3/3Strong Emphasis
The word 'horrify' adds drama to a sentence; it's much stronger than 'upset' or 'bother'.
The extent of pollution in the city horrified the environmentalists.
Pro Tip 1/3Extreme Reaction
Use 'horrify' when someone's response is beyond normal fear, showing intense emotion.
The haunted house experience horrified the teenager.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Physical Harm
'Horrify' refers to emotional impact, not physical harm.
Watching the thriller movie horrified her, but she was unharmed.
Pro Tip 3/3Strong Emphasis
The word 'horrify' adds drama to a sentence; it's much stronger than 'upset' or 'bother'.
The extent of pollution in the city horrified the environmentalists.
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Video examples
Jared Diamond: How...
They constitute experiments from which we ourselves may be able to learn. Tribal societies shouldn't be scorned as primitive and miserable, but also they shouldn't be romanticized as happy and peaceful. When we learn of tribal practices, some of them will horrify us,
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Proof: Jodi Cobb on...
the power to inspire to horrify to change your mind to change your heart to change your actions it's really kept me interested and engaged in the world people don't know how incredibly hard
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Chimps Set Up an Ambush...
And there's a reward for that long chase, the divided body of a colobus monkey. These blood-stained faces may well horrify us,
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Jared Diamond: How...
They constitute experiments from which we ourselves may be able to learn. Tribal societies shouldn't be scorned as primitive and miserable, but also they shouldn't be romanticized as happy and peaceful. When we learn of tribal practices, some of them will horrify us,
Video examples
Proof: Jodi Cobb on...
the power to inspire to horrify to change your mind to change your heart to change your actions it's really kept me interested and engaged in the world people don't know how incredibly hard
Video examples
Chimps Set Up an Ambush...
And there's a reward for that long chase, the divided body of a colobus monkey. These blood-stained faces may well horrify us,
Example 1 of 3
Quote examples
Eric Stoltz
American Actor
To this day I over prepare. I draw storyboards for every scene - chicken scratches so crude that they amuse and horrify the crew. I send out shot lists, act out the scenes, and search for a theme that I can relate to. It's my favorite time of the process.
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Stephen King
Author
I recognize terror as the finest emotion and so I will try to terrorize the reader. But if I find that I cannot terrify, I will try to horrify, and if I find that I cannot horrify, I'll go for the gross-out. I'm not proud.
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Patti Harrison
American Actress
There are so many rom-coms that I think are insane. But they're the kind of movies that I put on when I need something that I know isn't gonna horrify me before I go to sleep.
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Oneohtrix Point Never
American Musician
The films of Gregg Araki may not be classified as horror, but they have been known to horrify viewers.
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William Inge
English Clergyman
We tolerate shapes in human beings that would horrify us if we saw them in a horse.
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Rhiannon Giddens
American Musician
Know thy history. Let it horrify you; let it inspire you.
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Eric Stoltz
American Actor
To this day I over prepare. I draw storyboards for every scene - chicken scratches so crude that they amuse and horrify the crew. I send out shot lists, act out the scenes, and search for a theme that I can relate to. It's my favorite time of the process.
Quote examples
Stephen King
Author
I recognize terror as the finest emotion and so I will try to terrorize the reader. But if I find that I cannot terrify, I will try to horrify, and if I find that I cannot horrify, I'll go for the gross-out. I'm not proud.
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Patti Harrison
American Actress
There are so many rom-coms that I think are insane. But they're the kind of movies that I put on when I need something that I know isn't gonna horrify me before I go to sleep.
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Oneohtrix Point Never
American Musician
The films of Gregg Araki may not be classified as horror, but they have been known to horrify viewers.
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William Inge
English Clergyman
We tolerate shapes in human beings that would horrify us if we saw them in a horse.
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Rhiannon Giddens
American Musician
Know thy history. Let it horrify you; let it inspire you.
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