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horrifies

horrifies is the third-person singular simple present indicative of horrify.

Meaning of horrify

Verb

horrify (third-person singular simple present horrifies, present participle horrifying, simple past and past participle horrified)

  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.
    Synonyms:
    frighten

Questions about horrifies

What is horrifies the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Horrifies is the third-person singular simple present indicative of horrify.

Words near horrifies in the dictionary

  1. horrificness
  2. horrified
  3. horrifiedly
  4. horrifier
  5. horrifiers
  6. horrifies
  7. horrify
  8. horrifying
  9. horrifyingly
  10. Horrigan
  11. Horrigans

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