Cheer and Horrify

Cheer

Cheer verb - To declare enthusiastic approval of.

Horrify is an antonym for cheer.

Horrify

Horrify verb - To strike with fear.
Usage example: the news that a convicted sex offender lived in her neighborhood horrified her

Cheer is an antonym for horrify.

Common collocations

people cheer people horrify people
son cheer son horrify son
opponents cheer opponents horrify opponents
students cheer students horrify students
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