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HORRIFIES Synonyms

There are 25 synonyms of the word horrifies. (exact relations)
There are 4 hypernyms of the word horrifies. (close relations)

Best Alternative Words for HORRIFIES

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agitates
verbv
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, nounv, 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
verbv
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, nounv, 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
verbv
verb

• cause to lose courage; to be daunted; to be scared away

disconcerts
verbv
verb

• cause to feel embarrassment

• cause to lose one's composure

dismays
verbv
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
verbv
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
verbv
verb

• cause fear in

intimidates
verbv
verb

• make timid or fearful

• to compel or deter by or as if by threats

panics
verb, nounv, 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, adverbv, 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
verbv
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, nounv, 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
verbv
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, nounv, 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
verbv
noun

• a sudden involuntary movement

verb

• to stimulate to action

• move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm

terrifies
verbv
verb

• fill with terror; frighten greatly

unnerves
verbv
verb

• disturb the composure of

Best Hypernyms For HORRIFIES

Here is a list of related hypernyms for horrifies, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (4)
affright fright frighten scare

Alternatives for AGITATES

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