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Merriam Webster Online. 22 December
2009Main Entry: hor·ri·fy
Pronunciation: \ˈhor-ə-ˌfī, ˈhär-\
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form(s): hor·ri·fied; hor·ri·fy·ing
1 : The way that man was acting toward his
wife was completely "horrifying!"
2 : To cause to
feel horror
synonyms
see dismay
— hor·ri·fy·ing·ly \-ˌfī-iŋ-lē\ adverb