Delight and Horrify

Opposite meaning words

Delight verb - To feel or express joy or triumph.

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Horrify is an antonym for delight.

Horrify verb - To strike with fear.

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Delight is an antonym for horrify in topics: shock, scare.

audience	delight audience	horrify audience
world	delight world	horrify world

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Horrify and Delight. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/delight/horrify

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