horrifies
Fills with dread
Horrifies is the third-person singular of horrify—to cause intense shock, disgust, or fear.
What horrifies someone strikes at their deepest sensibilities: The news of the massacre horrified the nation.
The word often carries moral weight, suggesting not just fear but revulsion: It horrifies me that people still defend such practices.
Intense physical disgust
- repugnanceIntense distaste or disgust
- loathingIntense, settled disgust
- nauseaPre-vomiting stomach discomfort
- aversionIntense dislike or repugnance
distaste · sickening · revolting · grotesque · gruesome · hideous · odious · repellent
Extreme, overwhelming fear
- dreadIntense anticipatory fear
- panicUncontrollable sudden fear
- frightSudden intense fear
- nightmareFrightening dream causing wakefulness
apprehension · trepidation · phobia · anxiety · alarm · foreboding · ominous · eerie
revulsion
Intense physical disgust
- repugnanceIntense distaste or disgust
- loathingIntense, settled disgust
- nauseaPre-vomiting stomach discomfort
aversion · distaste · sickening · revolting · grotesque · gruesome · hideous · odious · repellent · abomination
terror
Extreme, overwhelming fear
nightmare · apprehension · trepidation · phobia · anxiety · alarm · foreboding · ominous · eerie · macabre
appall
Shock with disgust
jolt · aghast · consternation · traumatize · overwhelm · disturb · unsettle · distress · shatter · devastate