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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
horrify/ˈhɒrɪfʌɪ/

▶verb (horrifies, horrifying, horrified) fill with horror.

– derivatives
horrification noun,
horrified adjective,
horrifiedly adverb,
horrifying adjective,
horrifyingly adverb.

– origin C18: from L. horrificare, from horrificus (see horrific).

'horrify' also found in these Oxford entries:

appal - blood - chill - curl - -fy - scandalize

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