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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).

'horrifying' also found in these Oxford entries:

blood-curdling - Gothic - horrendous - horrify - macabre

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Children adore horrifying <horror, horrific, horrible> stories?
Ghastly, , horrifying , terrifying.

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