What does "horrify" mean?

To cause to feel extreme apprehension or unease; to cause to experience horror.

What is a synonym for "horrify"?

Common synonyms include: appall, afeared, alarm, alarm, appal, appall.

/ˈhɔɹəfaɪ/ verb

verb ·Uncommon ·College level

Verb

1
To cause to feel extreme apprehension or unease; to cause to experience horror.
"The haunted house horrified me, as I passed from one room to the next feeling more and more like I wasn’t going to survive."
2
fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised wordnet

"The announcement was intended to horrify the audience."

From horror + -ify, or borrowed from Latin horrificare (cf. French horrifier). 1791, in form horrifying.