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horrify

/ˈhɔːɹəˌfaɪ/HAW-ruh-figh
/ˈhɔɹəˌfaɪ/HAW-ruh-figh

Meaningto make bristle with fear

Common meaning: to shock and fill with horror

Journey through time

  1. Latinhorrificare‘to cause terror’source
  2. Englishhorrify‘to shock and fill with horror’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin horreō ‘to bristle’.

Roots

  • horreō Latin “to bristle; to shudder”

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