horrify
(verb)
verb
1. fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised
- I was horrified at the thought of being late for my interview
- The news of the executions horrified us
Similar word(s): alarm, appal, appall, dismay
Definition categories: emotion, affright, fright, frighten, scare
Sentences with horrify as a verb:
- The haunted house was horrifying, from one room to the next I felt more and more like I wasn’t going to survive.