Thesaurus / horrify
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I remember being equal parts thrilled that the mayor was engaged on the topic and horrified that he had helped set and publicize a standard to open schools that was unachievable.
POLITICS REPORT: SCHOOL OF FAULCONERSCOTT LEWISFEBRUARY 6, 2021VOICE OF SAN DIEGOThey’re not horrified by whatever happens to their mother if they feel like they’re a part of it.
HOW TO BE BETTER AT DEATH (EP. 450)MARIA KONNIKOVAFEBRUARY 4, 2021FREAKONOMICSI was horrified that my sister-in-law did not merit the use of her own first name.
MISS MANNERS: SERVICE WORKERS DESERVE RESPECT — NO MATTER WHATJUDITH MARTIN, NICHOLAS MARTIN, JACOBINA MARTINJANUARY 26, 2021WASHINGTON POSTGainer watched the television coverage, recognizing faces of the ones he knew and trained, horrified at what was happening, proud when he saw them stand their ground and fight back.
AS THE RIOT AT THE U.S. CAPITOL UNFOLDED, ONE MAN FELT UNIQUELY BETRAYEDPETULA DVORAKJANUARY 14, 2021WASHINGTON POSTPortugal said she was horrified by his lack of compassion, combined with him providing little detail about her medical history.
DNA TESTING IS UNEARTHING LOCAL FERTILITY FRAUD CASESJARED WHITLOCKJANUARY 5, 2021VOICE OF SAN DIEGOHeather was horrified to see Facebook comments about her sister’s death from strangers who argued the coronavirus wasn’t dangerous, or that she hadn’t died of the virus because covid-19 wasn’t real.
‘I SAID GOODBYE TO MY SISTER THROUGH A COMPUTER SCREEN’HOLLY BAILEYJANUARY 2, 2021WASHINGTON POSTCamp says he was horrified by one case during which a tenant who was being evicted over a video conference had to rely on the same property manager evicting him to translate for the court.
LOGGING IN TO GET KICKED OUT: INSIDE AMERICA’S VIRTUAL EVICTION CRISISEILEEN GUODECEMBER 2, 2020MIT TECHNOLOGY REVIEWHe recalled watching a tutorial video from another proctoring system called HonorLock, horrified as he watched the video subject do a long pan of their body.
COLLEGE STUDENTS ARE LEARNING HARD LESSONS ABOUT ANTI-CHEATING SOFTWAREKARA GRANTNOVEMBER 30, 2020VOICE OF SAN DIEGOOne woman recalled being “horrified and grossed out” by a student’s behavior but not knowing if she could take disciplinary actions because she didn’t label his acts sexual harassment – she was the teacher, after all.
THIS TYPE OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT ON CAMPUS OFTEN GOES OVERLOOKEDLGBTQ-EDITORNOVEMBER 25, 2020NO STRAIGHT NEWSNot long after the investigation was published, a woman in California reached out to Barrett to say she was touched by her story and horrified that the hospital had sued her.
WHAT HAPPENS AFTER A DEBT COLLECTION MACHINE GRINDS TO A HALTBY WENDI C. THOMAS, MLK50: JUSTICE THROUGH JOURNALISMOCTOBER 2, 2020PROPUBLICAWORDS RELATED TO HORRIFY
- affront
- aggrieve
- anger
- annoy
- antagonize
- be disagreeable
- disgruntle
- disgust
- disoblige
- distress
- disturb
- exasperate
- fret
- gall
- horrify
- hurt
- irritate
- jar
- miff
- nauseate
- nettle
- outrage
- pain
- pique
- provoke
- repel
- repulse
- rile
- shock
- sicken
- sin
- slight
- slur
- snub
- sting
- transgress
- trespass
- turn one off
- upset
- vex
- wound
- zing
- affronts
- aggrieves
- angers
- annoys
- antagonizes
- disgruntles
- disgusts
- disobliges
- distresses
- disturbs
- exasperates
- frets
- galls
- horrifies
- hurts
- irritates
- is disagreeable
- jars
- miffs
- nauseates
- nettles
- outrages
- pains
- piques
- provokes
- repels
- repulses
- riles
- shocks
- sickens
- sins
- slights
- slurs
- snubs
- stings
- transgresses
- trespasses
- turns one off
- upsets
- vexes
- winds
- zings
- affright
- agitate
- alarm
- appall
- astound
- awe
- browbeat
- bulldoze
- chill
- chill to the bone
- cow
- curdle the blood
- daunt
- demoralize
- deter
- disburb
- discomfort
- disconcert
- discourage
- dishearten
- dismay
- disquiet
- faze
- horrify
- intimidate
- make blood run cold
- make one's blood run cold
- make one's hair stand on end
- make teeth chatter
- panic
- perturb
- petrify
- repel
- scare
- scare away
- scare off
- scare the daylights out of
- scare to death
- silly
- spook
- startle
- stiff
- strike terror into
- terrify
- terrorize
- unhinge
- unnerve
- abash
- agitate
- anger
- antagonize
- appall
- astound
- awe
- bowl over
- daze
- disgust
- dismay
- displease
- disquiet
- disturb
- electrify
- flabbergast
- flood
- floor
- give a turn
- hit like ton of bricks
- horrify
- insult
- jar
- jolt
- knock out
- nauseate
- numb
- offend
- outrage
- overcome
- overwhelm
- paralyze
- revolt
- rock
- scandalize
- shake
- shake up
- sicken
- stagger
- startle
- stun
- stupefy
- throw a curve
- traumatize
- unsettle
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