Horrify
(verb)
- To fill with horror; shock greatly.
- To cause great disgust or loathing in.
Origin:
The word horrify comes from the latin word horrere, which means "to stand on end, to bristle".
Examples:
- The news horrified him.
- The story horrified her.
- The accident horrified the witnesses.
- The violence horrified the community.
- The cruelty horrified the nation.