v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Horrified p. pr. & vb. n. Horrifying ] [ L. horrificare. See Horrific. ] To cause to feel horror; to strike or impress with horror; as, the sight horrified the beholders. E. Irving. [ 1913 Webster ]
(adj) provoking horror; ; ; ; - Winston Churchill, Syn. horrifying, frightful, horrible, ugly, Example:an atrocious automobile accident; a frightful crime of decapitation; an alarming, even horrifying, picture; war is beyond all words horrible; an ugly wound
(v) fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised, Syn. horrify, appal, appall, alarm, Example:I was horrified at the thought of being late for my interview; The news of the executions horrified us