SINCE 1828
horrification
noun
hor·ri·fi·ca·tion
| \ ˌhȯrəfə̇ˈkāshən, ˌhär-\
plural -s
Definition of horrification
1
: the act of horrifying or condition of being horrified
2
: something that horrifies
his two overcoats making him look like a mountain of horrification— Arthur Miller
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