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horrified

[hawr-uh-fahyd, hor-] / ˈhɔr əˌfaɪd, ˈhɒr- /
ADJECTIVE
frightened
Synonyms


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And everybody else, including the people who agreed with them on the merits, was kind of horrified because judges just can’t act like that.

From Slate • May 12, 2026

She looked at me horrified, because that’s the only one of this shirt that we have.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

But after the decision from last week, “I’m just horrified at the thought of having to go back in time,” Villafranca said.

From Salon • May 7, 2026

Medical professionals who watched our undercover footage said moments had left them feeling "sick" and "horrified".

From BBC • May 5, 2026

The idea that someone might take a mother’s child away: it horrified her.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng




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