horrify means to cause to feel extreme apprehension or unease; to cause to experience horror. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 81 out of 100.
horrify is pronounced /ˈhɒɹɪfaɪ/.
Etymology
From horror + -ify, or borrowed from Latin horrificare (cf. French horrifier). 1791, in form horrifying.
verb
- To cause to feel extreme apprehension or unease; to cause to experience horror.“The haunted house horrified me, as I passed from one room to the next feeling more and more like I wasn’t going to survive.”