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Thesaurus: horrify

To cause to feel horror; to strike or impress with horror; as, the sight horrified the beholders.

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  1. v. t. To cause to feel horror; to strike or impress with horror; as, the sight horrified the beholders.
  2. v. fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised
  3. To cause to feel horror; to strike or impress with horror; as, the sight horrified the beholders. E. Irving.
  4. To cause to feel horror; to strike or impress with horror; as,the sight horrified the beholders. E. Irving.
  5. v:100 v fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised