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horrified

[hawr-uh-fahyd, hor-] / ˈhɔr əˌfaɪd, ˈhɒr- /
ADJECTIVE
frightened
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She told BBC News NI she was further "horrified" to discover he was taking her to family court for supervised access to their child.

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

Milton and Lyman Stewart were religious zealots who were horrified by the encroachment of modernist ideas on society.

From Salon ● Aug. 13, 2026

I’m sure many Dodgers fans were equally horrified with your behavior.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026

“I’m a recruiter and I set a candidate up with a hiring manager and she took the Zoom interview from her bed,” said another, apparently horrified, commenter.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026

When Zita told her mother what he’d said, that Bobby was looking for a breeder, Mrs. Rajcsanyi was horrified.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady




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