horrification


hor·ri·fy

H0281700 (hôr′ə-fī′, hŏr′-)tr.v. hor·ri·fied, hor·ri·fy·ing, hor·ri·fies 1. To cause to feel horror: The citizens were horrified by the bombings. The guest was horrified at the rudeness of what he had said.2. To cause unpleasant surprise to; shock: "I ... passed a mirror ... & was horrified at the shabbiness of my hat" (Margaret Suckley).
[Latin horrificāre, from horrificus, horrific; see horrific.]
hor′ri·fi·ca′tion (-fĭ-kā′shən) n.hor′ri·fy′ing·ly adv.