HORRIFIES Synonyms
4 hypernyms for horrifies. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for HORRIFIES
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| agitates | verb v | |||||
verb • try to stir up public opinion • cause to be agitated, excited, or roused • exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for • move very slightly • move or cause to move back and forth • change the arrangement or position of | ||||||
| alarms | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • fear resulting from the awareness of danger • a device that signals the occurrence of some undesirable event • an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger • a clock that wakes a sleeper at some preset time verb • fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised • warn or arouse to a sense of danger or call to a state of preparedness | ||||||
| appalls | verb v | |||||
verb • strike with disgust or revulsion • fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised | ||||||
| awes | ||||||
noun • an overwhelming feeling of wonder or admiration • a feeling of profound respect for someone or something verb • inspire awe in | ||||||
| chills | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • coldness due to a cold environment • an almost pleasurable sensation of fright • a sensation of cold that often marks the start of an infection and the development of a fever • a sudden numbing dread verb • depress or discourage • make cool or cooler • loose heat | ||||||
| daunts | verb v | |||||
verb • cause to lose courage; to be daunted; to be scared away | ||||||
| disconcerts | verb v | |||||
verb • cause to feel embarrassment • cause to lose one's composure | ||||||
| dismays | verb v | |||||
noun • the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles • fear resulting from the awareness of danger verb • lower someone's spirits; make downhearted • fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised | ||||||
| disquiets | verb v | |||||
noun • a feeling of mild anxiety about possible developments • the trait of seeming ill at ease verb • disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed | ||||||
| frightens | verb v | |||||
verb • cause fear in | ||||||
| intimidates | verb v | |||||
verb • make timid or fearful • to compel or deter by or as if by threats | ||||||
| panics | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety • sudden mass fear and anxiety over anticipated events verb • be overcome by a sudden fear • cause sudden fear in or fill with sudden panic | ||||||
| petrifies | verb, adverb v, adv | |||||
verb • cause to become stonelike or stiff or dazed and stunned from fright • change into stone • make rigid and set into a conventional pattern | ||||||
| repels | verb v | |||||
verb • cause to move back by force or influence • be repellent to; cause aversion in • force or drive back • reject outright and bluntly • fill with distaste | ||||||
| revolts | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another verb • make revolution • fill with distaste • cause aversion in; offend the moral sense of | ||||||
| scares | verb v | |||||
noun • sudden mass fear and anxiety over anticipated events • a sudden attack of fear verb • cause fear in • cause to lose courage; to be daunted; to be scared away | ||||||
| shocks | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally • the violent interaction of individuals or groups entering into combat • a reflex response to the passage of electric current through the body • (pathology) bodily collapse or near collapse caused by inadequate oxygen delivery to the cells; characterized by reduced cardiac output and rapid heartbeat and circulatory insufficiency and pallor • an instance of agitation of the earth's crust • an unpleasant or disappointing surprise • a pile of sheaves of grain set on end in a field to dry; stalks of Indian corn set up in a field • a bushy thick mass (especially hair) • a sudden jarring impact • a mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses verb • surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off • strike with disgust or revulsion • strike with horror or terror • collide violently • collect or gather into shocks • subject to electrical shocks • inflict a trauma upon | ||||||
| startles | verb v | |||||
noun • a sudden involuntary movement verb • to stimulate to action • move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm | ||||||
| terrifies | verb v | |||||
verb • fill with terror; frighten greatly | ||||||
| unnerves | verb v | |||||
verb • disturb the composure of | ||||||
