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horrify

/ˈhɒr.ɪ.faɪ/

/ˈhɔːr.ɪ.faɪ/

Translations

horrifyverb

horrified

Past Simple

horrified

Past Participle

horrifying

Gerund

/ˈhɒr.ɪ.faɪ/

/ˈhɔːr.ɪ.faɪ/

The news of the accident horrified everyone in the room.

La nouvelle de l'accident a horrifié tout le monde dans la salle.

Additional translations

épouvanterPlus littéraire ; exprime une frayeur intense ou un choc émotionnel.

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Antonyms

horrifyverb

To cause someone to feel horror or shock.

The news of the accident horrified everyone in the room.

To shock or disgust someone intensely; to fill with horror.

Many people were horrified by the cruelty shown in the documentary.