English-Thai Dictionary

horrify

VT ทำให้ หวาดกลัว  ทำให้ ตกใจ  ทำให้ ขยะแขยง  frighten scare terrify tam-hai-wad-klua

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

HORRIFY

Hor "ri *fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Horrified; p. pr. & vb. n.Horrifying. ] Etym: [L. horrificare. See Horrific. ]

 

Defn: To cause to feel horror; to strike or impress with horror; as, the sight horrified the beholders. E. Irving.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

horrify

hor ri fy |ˈhôrəˌfī, ˈhär -ˈhɔrəˌfaɪ | ▶verb ( horrifies, horrifying, horrified ) [ with obj. ] (usu. be horrified ) fill with horror; shock greatly: they were horrified by the very idea | (as adj. horrified ) : the horrified spectators | (as adj. horrifying ) : a horrifying incident. DERIVATIVES hor ri fi ca tion |hôˌrifiˈkāSHən, hə - |noun, hor ri fied ly |-ˌfī (ə )dlē |adverb, hor ri fy ing ly adverb [ as submodifier ] : horrifyingly flimsy boats ORIGIN late 18th cent.: from Latin horrificare, from horrificus (see horrific ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

horrify

hor |rify |ˈhɒrɪfʌɪ | ▶verb ( horrifies, horrifying, horrified ) [ with obj. ] fill with horror; shock greatly: they were horrified by the very idea | (as adj. horrified ) : the horrified spectators | (as adj. horrifying ) : a horrifying incident. DERIVATIVES horrification |-fɪˈkeɪʃ (ə )n |noun, horrifiedly |-fʌɪdli |adverb, horrifyingly adverb [ as submodifier ] : horrifyingly flimsy boats ORIGIN late 18th cent.: from Latin horrificare, from horrificus (see horrific ).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

horrify

horrify verb 1 she horrified us with ghastly tales: frighten, scare, terrify, petrify, paralyze, alarm, panic, terrorize, fill with fear, scare someone out of their wits, frighten the living daylights out of, make someone's hair stand on end, make someone's blood run cold, give someone the creeps; informal scare the pants off, spook; archaic affright. 2 he was horrified by her remarks: shock, appall, outrage, scandalize, offend; disgust, revolt, nauseate, sicken.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

horrify

horrify verb 1 she loved to horrify us with tales of ghastly happenings: frighten, scare, terrify, petrify, alarm, panic, terrorize, scare stiff, scare /frighten to death, fill with fear, scare someone out of their wits, scare /frighten the living daylights out of, throw into a panic, make someone's hair stand on end, make someone's blood run cold; informal scare the pants off, make someone's hair curl; Brit. informal throw into a blue funk, put the wind up; Irish informal scare the bejesus out of; N. Amer. informal spook; vulgar slang scare shitless, scare the shit out of; archaic affright. 2 Lucien was horrified by her remarks, but said nothing: shock, appal, outrage, scandalize, offend, dismay, throw off balance; disgust, revolt, repel, nauseate, sicken; informal rattle, faze, knock sideways, knock for six; archaic pother. ANTONYMS please. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD horrify, appal, dismay See dismay . These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

horrify

hor ri fy /hɔ́ːrɪfàɪ |hɔ́r -/→horror 動詞 -fies /-z /; -fied /-d /; ～ing 他動詞 〈人 〉を怖がらせる , ぞっとさせる ; …をびっくりさせる , むかつかせる (appal ); 〖be -fied 〗 «…に /…して » ぞっとする «at, by /to do » ▸ We were horrified to hear the incident .我々はその事件を聞いてびっくりした

 

horrifying

h ó r ri f ỳ ing 形容詞 ぞっとするような, とても恐ろしい, ショックをうける (appalling ).～ly 副詞