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horrified

/hˈɔɹʌfˌaɪd/verb, adjective3 syllables

Horrified means: fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised.

Synonyms for horrified8

verb, as in fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised

dismay, alarm, appal, appall, horrify

adjective, as in stricken with horror

horror-stricken, horror-struck, afraid

What does horrified mean?2

verb

1

fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised“I was horrified at the thought of being late for my interview”

adjective

1

stricken with horror

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with horrified?1

three syllables

glorified
Show 12 near rhymes
organizedorganizefortifiedprioritizenormalizedtraumatizedoftentimesglorifydisorganizednormalizereorganizedmortified

Horrified in a sentence

  • Stefan felt alone and horrified in the darkness and silence.Amastan
  • His sister's horrified expression was like a punch to the gut.felidad
  • I was horrified by what she had said.Hybrid
  • Kalman was horrified and didn't know what to do.Amastan
  • Paul was too horrified to look out that window.Amastan
  • I didn't know whether to be amused or horrified.CM
  • Ziri was horrified as his father was savagely beating his mother.Amastan
  • Ziri was horrified by what he had accidentally done.Amastan

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