horrify
Make someone shudder
To horrify is to cause intense shock, disgust, or fear.
The word implies a visceral reaction—not just disapproval but genuine revulsion: The footage of the accident horrified viewers.
Someone horrified is struck with horror, often frozen or speechless.
The adjective horrifying describes what causes this reaction: a horrifying discovery, horrifying conditions in the prison.
Cause extreme fright
- dreadIntense anticipatory fear
- panicUncontrollable sudden fear
- nightmareFrightening dream causing wakefulness
- traumaLasting psychological wound
trepidation · haunt · specter · chill · shiver · eerie · macabre · ominous
Shock with disgust
- stunDaze by force
- traumatizeCause lasting psychological harm
- joltAbrupt forceful shake
- shakeTrembling or blended treat
unsettle · disturb · rattle · dismay · aghast · disbelief · recoil · gasp
Intense physical disgust
- loathingIntense, settled disgust
- repugnanceIntense distaste or disgust
- nauseateInduce queasiness or revulsion
- sickeningCausing disgust or nausea
repulsive · vile · putrid · foul · grotesque · abominable · detestable · odious
terrify
Cause extreme fright
- dreadIntense anticipatory fear
- panicUncontrollable sudden fear
- nightmareFrightening dream causing wakefulness
trauma · trepidation · haunt · specter · chill · shiver · eerie · macabre · ominous · foreboding
appall
Shock with disgust
- stunDaze by force
- traumatizeCause lasting psychological harm
- joltAbrupt forceful shake
shake · unsettle · disturb · rattle · dismay · aghast · disbelief · recoil · gasp · speechless
revulsion
Intense physical disgust
- loathingIntense, settled disgust
- repugnanceIntense distaste or disgust
- nauseateInduce queasiness or revulsion
sickening · repulsive · vile · putrid · foul · grotesque · abominable · detestable · odious · repellent
horrible, horrid, horrific, horrifying, horrified, horrifies, abhorring, horrifically