as in terrified
filled with fear or dread
he sat rigid in his seat, horrified that the plane would crash
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to strike with fear
the old black-and-white psychological thriller still horrifies audiences
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Recent Examples of horrified
Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 31 May 2026
As his tricks progressed, the Young Man felt horrified and confused at the same time.
—Literary Hub, 20 May 2026
Bowers told Vuong, who called the business and legal division while Bowers sent screeners to the horrified standards and practices department of the famously conservative broadcast network.
—Anna Peele, Vulture, 20 May 2026
To her horrified astonishment, Miss Manners has received a number of letters reporting that guests are taking gross advantage of hospitality by cadging future meals.
—Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 12 May 2026
As the scene was projected onto a screen, Jude seemed slightly horrified to see himself in front of the camera rather than behind it.
—Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
The horrified fisherman ran out to the street to hail the Mascotte police chief, who was directing traffic in front of a nearby elementary school.
—Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2026
And the posts do tend to trigger horrified reactions from other TikTok users.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 19 Feb. 2026
The partygoers don’t really know how to react until Stab interrupts the performance to choke Kid out, and then everyone becomes horrified.
—Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 13 Feb. 2026
Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 1 June 2026
Many are horrified by all this short-termism.
—Eric Ries, Time, 28 May 2026
The privileged Princeton graduate who gunned down his millionaire hedge-fund father inside the family’s luxury Manhattan apartment after a fight over money is speaking out publicly nearly a decade after the grisly killing that horrified New York’s elite.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 27 May 2026
His producers were astounded, but horrified that it had been achieved using AI.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 27 May 2026
The tragic event shocked and horrified people across the country and fundamentally changed the largely working-class Latino city.
—Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2026
In many of the clips, Sawyer can be seen being launched several feet into the air while performing flips, twists and one-arm stunt combinations that leave viewers both impressed and horrified in the comments.
—Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 18 May 2026
My mom would have been horrified, but impressed too, by my efficiency.
—Literary Hub, 15 May 2026
Ava is horrified by Deborah’s willingness to make the deal.
—Caroline Framke, The Atlantic, 14 May 2026
Adjective
As a horrified Sam inadvertently observes, a creature has been sating itself on his buddy’s brain.
—Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 31 May 2026
As his tricks progressed, the Young Man felt horrified and confused at the same time.
—Literary Hub, 20 May 2026
Bowers told Vuong, who called the business and legal division while Bowers sent screeners to the horrified standards and practices department of the famously conservative broadcast network.
—Anna Peele, Vulture, 20 May 2026
To her horrified astonishment, Miss Manners has received a number of letters reporting that guests are taking gross advantage of hospitality by cadging future meals.
—Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 12 May 2026
As the scene was projected onto a screen, Jude seemed slightly horrified to see himself in front of the camera rather than behind it.
—Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
The horrified fisherman ran out to the street to hail the Mascotte police chief, who was directing traffic in front of a nearby elementary school.
—Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2026
And the posts do tend to trigger horrified reactions from other TikTok users.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 19 Feb. 2026
The partygoers don’t really know how to react until Stab interrupts the performance to choke Kid out, and then everyone becomes horrified.
—Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 13 Feb. 2026
Verb
Every episode of the series, including its most controversial to date, pushed its characters to the edge – and some even to their death – leaving viewers shocked and, in some cases, horrified.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 1 June 2026
Many are horrified by all this short-termism.
—Eric Ries, Time, 28 May 2026
The privileged Princeton graduate who gunned down his millionaire hedge-fund father inside the family’s luxury Manhattan apartment after a fight over money is speaking out publicly nearly a decade after the grisly killing that horrified New York’s elite.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 27 May 2026
His producers were astounded, but horrified that it had been achieved using AI.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 27 May 2026
The tragic event shocked and horrified people across the country and fundamentally changed the largely working-class Latino city.
—Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2026
In many of the clips, Sawyer can be seen being launched several feet into the air while performing flips, twists and one-arm stunt combinations that leave viewers both impressed and horrified in the comments.
—Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 18 May 2026
My mom would have been horrified, but impressed too, by my efficiency.
—Literary Hub, 15 May 2026
Ava is horrified by Deborah’s willingness to make the deal.
—Caroline Framke, The Atlantic, 14 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for horrified
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In the mid-2000s, people across America watched a man in a trench coat hand a chat-log transcript to a terrified suspect holding a six-pack of Mike’s Hard Lemonade.—
Toni Fitzgerald,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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Three men in Hawaii were killed within 48 hours, leaving devastated families in mourning and a terrified community on edge as police hunt for the suspect.—
Amanda Musa,
CNN Money,
28 May 2026
Verb
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The Lord in your convent frightened me, Jesus with his bloody palms and gaping mouth, eyes rolled back in terror.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 May 2026
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Lee Cronin was both flattered and frightened when Jason Blum suggested titling his The Mummy reimagining as Lee Cronin’s The Mummy.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Unlike the coolly impassive Pop artists, the Who weren’t afraid to get personal, or to let their art echo the anxious, kinky, maladjusted yammering in their own heads.—
Jeremy Lybarger,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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Meanwhile, aggressive immigration enforcement has made some people afraid to seek care at all, worsening public health outcomes.—
Daniela Flores,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 June 2026
Verb
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But the apparent side effects scared him off.—
T.M. Brown,
CNN Money,
28 May 2026
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That same year, Wait Until Dark scared me to death when bad guys terrorized a blind Audrey Hepburn.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
22 May 2026
Adjective
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People are often shocked to hear that Nixon froze the rent as part of his 1971 price controls.—
Clio Chang,
Curbed,
2 June 2026
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Back in north London, there was an initial shocked silence from the 35,000 watching the shootout at the Emirates Stadium, which was immediately followed by applause for their ‘King of Brazil’.—
Art de Roché,
New York Times,
2 June 2026
Verb
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The blast in Indonesia's restive eastern Papua region startled locals with a thunderous boom on Sunday afternoon, emitting a ball of flames followed by a thick smoke column, according to footage broadcast on Kompas TV.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
1 June 2026
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The scale of what is emerging in China’s northwestern desert has left even seasoned analysts startled.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
29 May 2026
Adjective
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As part of that crackdown, the FBI in January seized the electronic devices of a Washington Post reporter, a move that alarmed media organizations and advocates of press freedom.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
26 May 2026
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Maritime users were particularly alarmed because the location data feature could counter GPS spoofing and jamming that have been occurring in waters in the Middle East, allowing boats to safely navigate despite electronic signal interference.—
Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
26 May 2026
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