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adjective

Definition of horrifiednext
as in terrified
filled with fear or dread he sat rigid in his seat, horrified that the plane would crash

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verb

past tense of horrify
as in frightened
to strike with fear the old black-and-white psychological thriller still horrifies audiences

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“Horrified.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/horrified. Accessed 1 Feb. 2023.

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