Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To cause to feel horror.
- transitive verb To cause unpleasant surprise to; shock.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To cause to feel horror; strike or impress with horror.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To cause to feel horror; to strike or impress with horror.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb To cause to feel extreme
apprehension orunease ; to cause to experiencehorror .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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"I picked it up with the 'goods' at Aunt Mary's," replied Tavia laughing, for she really only made use of the expressions to "horrify"
Dorothy Dale : a girl of today Margaret Penrose
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While her lyrical prose defies conventional storytelling, its simple and gorgeous use of everyday language serves to inspire, horrify and, yes, touch the soul.
Carine Fabius: What Can the Power of Art Accomplish? Carine Fabius 2010
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Will teenagers continue to irritate and horrify the older generations?
It's all too easy to hate teens – try a little love instead | Barbara Ellen 2011
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He searched for something deserving of the word “bestowed,” something so rare as to horrify the clerics of ordinariness.
The Goldsmith's Anniversary Gita M. Smith 2012
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Does it matter if friends you haven't seen in awhile horrify you with new faces that look pained when they smile if their hearts are still huge and filled with love?
Carine Fabius: In L.A., We May Be Plastic, But... Carine Fabius 2011
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While her lyrical prose defies conventional storytelling, its simple and gorgeous use of everyday language serves to inspire, horrify and, yes, touch the soul.
Carine Fabius: What Can the Power of Art Accomplish? Carine Fabius 2010
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"You couldn't horrify them," she told an interviewer.
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While her lyrical prose defies conventional storytelling, its simple and gorgeous use of everyday language serves to inspire, horrify and, yes, touch the soul.
Carine Fabius: What Can the Power of Art Accomplish? Carine Fabius 2010
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Both options horrify many conservatives in the CDU, who complain that Ms. Merkel's pragmatism has robbed the party of any clearly conservative identity.
The Politics of Pragmatism Patrick McGroarty 2011
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While her lyrical prose defies conventional storytelling, its simple and gorgeous use of everyday language serves to inspire, horrify and, yes, touch the soul.
Carine Fabius: What Can the Power of Art Accomplish? Carine Fabius 2010
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