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Adjective: horrifying  'hor-u,fI-ing or 'hór-u,fI-ing [N. Amer], 'hó-ru,fI-ing [Brit]
  1. Provoking horror
    "an alarming, even horrifying, picture";
    - atrocious, frightful, horrible, ugly
Verb: horrify  'hor-u,fI or 'hór-u,fI [N. Amer], 'hó-ri,fI [Brit]
  1. 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]

See also: alarming

Type of: affright, fright [archaic], frighten, scare

Encyclopedia: Horrifying