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HORRIFIED
horrified, horror-stricken, horror-struck
(adjective) stricken with horror
HORRIFY
dismay, alarm, appal, appall, horrify
(verb) fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised; “I was horrified at the thought of being late for my interview”; “The news of the executions horrified us”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
horrified (comparative more horrified, superlative most horrified)
Struck with horror.
Verb
horrified
simple past tense and past participle of horrify
Source: Wiktionary
HORRIFY
Hor"ri*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Horrified; p. pr. & vb. n. Horrifying.] Etym: [L. horrificare. See Horrific.]
Definition: To cause to feel horror; to strike or impress with horror; as, the sight horrified the beholders. E. Irving.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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