horrified Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised
    horrify; dismay; alarm; appall; appal.
    • I was horrified at the thought of being late for my interview
    • The news of the executions horrified us
  2. adjective satellite stricken with horror
    horror-struck; horror-stricken.

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