horrified

Thân thiện

She looked horrified when she saw the spider on her pillow.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Stricken with horror: Feeling or showing extreme shock, fear, or disgust, often as a reaction to something terrible or shocking.

Usage

The adjective "horrified" describes a person's intense emotional state. It is typically used to express a reaction to a specific event, sight, or piece of news that is deeply upsetting, frightening, or morally repugnant. It often implies a temporary but overwhelming feeling.

Examples

• Adjective:
  • She was horrified by the graphic images in the news report.
  • The horrified spectators watched as the building collapsed.
  • He looked horrified when he realized his mistake.

Advanced Usage

• "to be horrified at/by something": This is the most common construction, specifying the cause of the horror.

  • We were horrified at the thought of what might have happened.
  • The committee was horrified by the investigator's findings.

• "to be horrified to see/hear/learn/discover...": Used to describe the action that triggered the horrified feeling.

  • I was horrified to learn that the accident could have been prevented.

Variants and Related Words

• Horrify (verb): To cause someone to feel horror.

  • The details of the crime horrified the entire community.

• Horrific (adjective): Causing horror; extremely shocking or dreadful.

  • The survivors described the horrific conditions.

• Horror (noun): An intense feeling of fear, shock, or disgust.

  • She stared in horror at the scene before her.

Synonyms

• Appalled: Greatly dismayed or horrified.
• Aghast: Filled with horror or shock.
• Terrified: Extremely frightened.

Antonyms

• Unfazed: Not disconcerted or perturbed.
• Unmoved: Not affected by emotion.
• Pleased: Feeling or showing pleasure and satisfaction.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. stricken with horror

Từ đồng nghĩa

• horror-stricken
• horror-struck