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We tolerate shapes in human beings that would horrify us if we saw them in a horse.
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Meaning of "horrify" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HORRIFY

horrify  [ˈhɒrɪˌfaɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HORRIFY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Horrify is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb horrify in English.

WHAT DOES HORRIFY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of horrify in the English dictionary

The definition of horrify in the dictionary is to cause feelings of horror in; terrify; frighten. Other definition of horrify is to dismay or shock greatly.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO HORRIFY

PRESENT

Present
I horrify
you horrify
he/she/it horrifies
we horrify
you horrify
they horrify
Present continuous
I am horrifying
you are horrifying
he/she/it is horrifying
we are horrifying
you are horrifying
they are horrifying
Present perfect
I have horrified
you have horrified
he/she/it has horrified
we have horrified
you have horrified
they have horrified
Present perfect continuous
I have been horrifying
you have been horrifying
he/she/it has been horrifying
we have been horrifying
you have been horrifying
they have been horrifying
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I horrified
you horrified
he/she/it horrified
we horrified
you horrified
they horrified
Past continuous
I was horrifying
you were horrifying
he/she/it was horrifying
we were horrifying
you were horrifying
they were horrifying
Past perfect
I had horrified
you had horrified
he/she/it had horrified
we had horrified
you had horrified
they had horrified
Past perfect continuous
I had been horrifying
you had been horrifying
he/she/it had been horrifying
we had been horrifying
you had been horrifying
they had been horrifying
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will horrify
you will horrify
he/she/it will horrify
we will horrify
you will horrify
they will horrify
Future continuous
I will be horrifying
you will be horrifying
he/she/it will be horrifying
we will be horrifying
you will be horrifying
they will be horrifying
Future perfect
I will have horrified
you will have horrified
he/she/it will have horrified
we will have horrified
you will have horrified
they will have horrified
Future perfect continuous
I will have been horrifying
you will have been horrifying
he/she/it will have been horrifying
we will have been horrifying
you will have been horrifying
they will have been horrifying
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would horrify
you would horrify
he/she/it would horrify
we would horrify
you would horrify
they would horrify
Conditional continuous
I would be horrifying
you would be horrifying
he/she/it would be horrifying
we would be horrifying
you would be horrifying
they would be horrifying
Conditional perfect
I would have horrify
you would have horrify
he/she/it would have horrify
we would have horrify
you would have horrify
they would have horrify
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been horrifying
you would have been horrifying
he/she/it would have been horrifying
we would have been horrifying
you would have been horrifying
they would have been horrifying
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you horrify
we let´s horrify
you horrify
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to horrify
Past participle
horrified
Present Participle
horrifying
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HORRIFY


aerify
ˈɛərɪˌfaɪ
chondrify
ˈkɒndrɪˌfaɪ
clarify
ˈklærɪˌfaɪ
electrify
ɪˈlɛktrɪˌfaɪ
glorify
ˈɡlɔːrɪˌfaɪ
historify
hɪˈstɒrɪˌfaɪ
nigrify
ˈnɪɡrɪˌfaɪ
petrify
ˈpɛtrɪˌfaɪ
purify
ˈpjʊərɪˌfaɪ
putrefy
ˈpjuːtrɪˌfaɪ
rarefy
ˈrɛərɪˌfaɪ
reverify
ˌriːˈvɛrɪˌfaɪ
sacrify
ˈsækrɪˌfaɪ
scarify
ˈskɛərɪˌfaɪ
scorify
ˈskɔːrɪˌfaɪ
terrify
ˈtɛrɪˌfaɪ
torrefy
ˈtɒrɪˌfaɪ
transmogrify
trænzˈmɒɡrɪˌfaɪ
verify
ˈvɛrɪˌfaɪ
vitrify
ˈvɪtrɪˌfaɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HORRIFY

horrible
horribleness
horribly
horrid
horridly
horridness
horrific
horrifically
horrification
horrified
horrifies
horrifying
horrifyingly
horripilant
horripilate
horripilation
horrisonant
horrisonous
horror
horror film

WORDS THAT END LIKE HORRIFY

aurify
caprify
corporify
denitrify
devitrify
disglorify
esterify
etherify
gentrify
metrify
micrify
nitrify
reglorify
repurify
saccharify
thurify

Synonyms and antonyms of horrify in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «HORRIFY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «horrify» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of horrify

Translation of «horrify» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HORRIFY

Find out the translation of horrify to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of horrify from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «horrify» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

使感到惊骇
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

horrorizar
570 millions of speakers

English

horrify
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

भयभीत
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

أرهب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ужас
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

horrorizar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

আতঙ্কিত করা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

horrifier
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mengerikan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

entsetzen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ぞっとさせる
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

끔찍해 하다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Horrify
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ghê sợ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

திகிலூட்டு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

भयावह
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

korkutmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

inorridire
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

przerazić
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

жах
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

îngrozi
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τρομάζω
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

aanstoot
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

horrify
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

forferde
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of horrify

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HORRIFY»

The term «horrify» is regularly used and occupies the 86.578 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HORRIFY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about horrify

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QUOTES WITH «HORRIFY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word horrify.
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Dean Inge
We tolerate shapes in human beings that would horrify us if we saw them in a horse.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HORRIFY»

Discover the use of horrify in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to horrify and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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In a Corner, Darkly: Short Stories to Horrify, Shock and Disturb
"A bad habit goes awry, forever haunting a wedding party; a married couple meddling in satanic rituals is hopelessly lead down a road of no return; a young family purchases a new home, unaware of the evil waiting for them inside; an ...
Sue Rovens, 2012
2
Syntactic Theory and the Structure of English: A Minimalist ...
(viii) Model answer for horrify One use of the verb horrify is illustrated in (viii) below: It will horrify you The expression horrify you is paraphraseable as 'make you feel horror', so that horrify can plausibly be taken to be a denominal verb.
Andrew Radford, 1997
3
Can These Bones Live?: The Problem of the Moral Self in the ...
As will be explained below, the point of the laws was indeed to "horrify" the people. Perhaps, after their repeated and complete failure to adhere to the good laws, this is a test of the people to see how profound their wickedness really is.
Jacqueline E. Lapsley, 2000
4
American Horror Film: The Genre at the Turn of the Millennium
A popular definition, although almost too encompassing alone to prove functional for this study, is that the horror film has the intent to horrify. This is of course an obvious tautology, but it is a useful one nonetheless. Comedies are made with the ...
Steffen Hantke, 2010
5
My Spelling Workbook. Book G. Teachers Guide
This murder will further horrify the public who will steer away from going out at night. 4. The engineer told the agent not to furnish the house because urgent renovations were needed. ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES 1. List other words with the ...
R.I.C. Publications, 2001
6
The Anatomy of Disgust
And the eye can surely horrify; precisely because it is a mirror to the soul, it is dangerous in the extreme, for if that soul is evil, the eye may well be too. The association of the eye and the uncanny, the stare of the dead, the blankness of idiocy, ...
William Ian MILLER, William Ian Miller, 2009
7
Galactic Destiny
“Does this murder horrify you?” “Yes.” Smith bowed his head. Jak waited, then told him of People's Choice. He had to repeat it before Smith fully understood. “ Does that horrify you?” “Self-sacrifice is the highest emotion. No, that some should ...
E. C. Tubb, 2013
8
Philip Larkin: A Concordance to the Poetry of Philip Larkin
Horoscopes 1 Handkerchiefs and horoscopes, Horrify 2 Only what will accuse or horrify, Flashes afresh to hold and horrify. Horror 2 Horror of life. Soft horror of living, Horrors 1 All the familiar horrors we Horse 2 And each horse like a passion  ...
R. J. C. Watt, 1995
9
Current Morphology
The processes which form them are only 'quasi-productive', because we find gaps (horror, horrid, horrify; terror, *terrid, terrify; candor, candid, *candify; telescope, phonograph, *phonoscope). This points towards entering these items in the ...
Andrew Carstairs-McCarthy, 2002
10
Mina de Vanghel
"You will laugh at me, darling mamma, and call me odder still, which is why I almost dare not speak, but these young men horrify me." "Horrify indeed!" exclaimed Madame Wanghen with a laugh. "You mean that one of them has angered you— ...
Stendhal, 1988

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HORRIFY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term horrify is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Labour leadership election: alarm as Corbyn 'looks set to win' | The …
Such a result would horrify Labour party centrists and delight Conservatives who see Corbyn as the worst possible leader since Michael Foot ... «The Week UK, Jul 15»
2
5 Stories You Need to Know Today - PSFK.com
Editorial Researcher @MelanieHannah: “Welcome to the robot hotel, how may we horrify you?” Consulting Intern @IdoLech: I've already had a ... «PSFK, Jul 15»
3
PTSD – A growing conversation - Northern Horizon
I wanted to support our Warriors, those who do jobs that horrify, that destroy the soul, the body and the mind. The Police, Medics, Fire Fighters, ... «Northern Horizon, Jul 15»
4
Worthplaying | 'Until Dawn' (PS4) - 10 New Screens
Harnessing the power of an evolved Killzone™ Shadowfall engine, this 3rd person interactive horror will shock and horrify players thanks to its ... «WorthPlaying.com, Jul 15»
5
Processed Meat: 15 Facts About the Food We Eat Will Horrify You …
Many of us have already let the red meat go, but we're still on the fence about the chicken and fish. Well after watching this video, all of it might ... «Eurweb.com, Jul 15»
6
The Poverty of Economics
That which passes for capitalism today would horrify him. We need only take a look at the present state of global inequality. After all this is the ... «CounterPunch, Jul 15»
7
Man who raped and murdered Ebony Simpson given new privileges …
'He's a paedophile, he's a child murderer,' she said. 'Look back over his record, it will horrify you. Mother outraged that child killer given more ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
8
Mad Fun Amid the Mud
... of encrusted dirt, so they can horrify their parents when they finally make their way, unwashed and exhausted, back to their warm, dry homes. «The Times, Jul 15»
9
BWW Reviews: Playhouse on Park Closes Season With a HAIR Do
He is everything that would horrify a 1950s-bred parent. Connolly taps into the character's sexual vibrancy, humor, and runaway id. Michael J. «Broadway World, Jul 15»
10
Germany Pushes Athens to Brink
Its only remaining option for disobedience—to default and leave the euro—would satisfy rather than horrify many of its European critics, led by ... «Capital.gr, Jul 15»

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