Horrify and Terrify

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Horrify

Horrify verb - To strike with fear.

Usage example: the news that a convicted sex offender lived in her neighborhood horrified her

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Terrify is a synonym for horrify in scare topic. In some cases you can use "Terrify" instead a verb "Horrify", when it comes to topics like frighten, dismay. popular alternative

Nearby Words: horrible, horror, horrifying, horrified, horrifyingly

Terrify

Terrify verb - To strike with fear.

Usage example: the prospect of speaking in front of a huge crowd of people absolutely terrifies me

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Horrify is a synonym for terrify in scare topic. You can use "Horrify" instead a verb "Terrify", if it concerns topics such as dismay, frighten. popular alternative

Nearby Words: terrible, terrifying, terror, terrified

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people	horrify people	terrify people
audience	horrify audience	terrify audience
father	horrify father	terrify father
everyone	horrify everyone	terrify everyone
Other words: victims, opponents, defenders, jessica.

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But if I find that I cannot terrify, I will try to horrify, and if I find that I cannot horrify, I'll go for the gross-out.

Source: Creator / Stephen King

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