Associations to the word «Horrify»

Wiktionary

HORRIFY, verb. To cause to feel extreme apprehension or unease; to cause to experience horror.

Dictionary definition

HORRIFY, verb. 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".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats