Verb: horrify 'hor-u,fI or 'hór-u,fI [N. Amer], 'hó-ri,fI [Brit]
- 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";
- dismay, alarm, appal [Brit, Cdn], appall [US]
Derived forms: horrified, horrifying, horrifies