horrify
/ˈhɒrɪfaɪ/verb
उच्चारण हॉरिफ़ाइ
भयभीत करना, स्तब्ध करना
Core word
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[T] ~ sb
to make somebody feel extremely shocked, disgusted or frightened
भयभीत करना, स्तब्ध करना
- The news of the accident horrified everyone.
- The photographs of the polluted river horrified the visitors.
- It horrifies me to think how close the accident was.
+ 2 more examples
- Parents were horrified by the state of the school toilets.
- The cruelty shown in the video will horrify most viewers.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
horrify + object (transitive)
'Horrify' always takes an object: the person who is shocked. The subject is the thing that causes the shock.
'Horrify' सदा object लेता है, यानी वह व्यक्ति जो चौंकता है। Subject वह चीज़ है जो आघात पहुँचाती है।
- The news of the accident horrified the whole village.
- His cruelty horrified us.
be horrified at / by / to-infinitive / that
In the passive, 'at' or 'by' gives the cause. A to-infinitive or that-clause can follow.
Passive में कारण बताने के लिए 'at' या 'by' आता है। उसके बाद to-infinitive या that-clause भी आ सकती है।
- Radhika was horrified at the state of the hostel kitchen.
- We were horrified to learn that the bridge had collapsed.
horrifying (participle adjective)
Use '-ing' for the thing that causes shock and '-ed' for the person who feels it.
आघात पहुँचाने वाली चीज़ के लिए '-ing' और आघात महसूस करने वाले व्यक्ति के लिए '-ed' आता है।
- The video was horrifying; the viewers were horrified.
horrify vs shock
'Shock' only means to surprise or upset; 'horrify' adds fear or disgust, so it is stronger.
'Shock' का अर्थ चौंकाना या दुखी करना है; 'horrify' में भय या घृणा भी जुड़ती है, इसलिए वह अधिक प्रबल है।
- The rude remark shocked her, but the cruelty horrified her.
+Collocations 4
adverb + horrify
trulydeeplygenuinelyabsolutelyutterly
- The report deeply horrified the committee.
thing + horrify
newspicturesreportsscenesdetails
- The details of the fire horrified the nation.
horrify + person
parentsteacherscitizensviewersreaders
- The cruelty to animals horrified the viewers.
be horrified + phrase
at the sightby the newsto hearto findto see
- I was horrified to find water in the electric socket.
“More examples 6
- The film's violent scenes horrified many parents.
फ़िल्म के हिंसक दृश्यों ने कई अभिभावकों को स्तब्ध कर दिया।
- The teachers were horrified by the amount of cheating in the exam.
परीक्षा में नक़ल की मात्रा देखकर शिक्षक स्तब्ध रह गए।
- It horrifies me to think of children working in factories.
कारखानों में काम करते बच्चों के बारे में सोचकर मैं सिहर उठता हूँ।
- Radhika was horrified to see the dirty river.
गंदी नदी देखकर राधिका भयभीत हो गई।
- Reports of floods in the hills horrified the people in the plains.
पहाड़ों में बाढ़ की ख़बरों ने मैदानी लोगों को दहला दिया।
- It horrified the doctors that the patient had waited three days.
डॉक्टर यह जानकर सन्न रह गए कि मरीज़ ने तीन दिन इंतज़ार किया था।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ I was horrified from the news.
✓ I was horrified at the news.
After 'horrified', use 'at' or 'by' for the cause.
'Horrified' के बाद कारण के लिए 'at' या 'by' आता है।
✗ The accident horrified.
✓ The accident horrified everyone.
'Horrify' is transitive and needs an object.
'Horrify' सकर्मक है और इसे object चाहिए।
✗ We were horrifying by the sight.
✓ We were horrified by the sight.
Use -ed for the person who feels the shock; -ing is for the cause.
आघात महसूस करने वाले के लिए -ed आता है; -ing कारण के लिए होता है।
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
hor·ri·fy
?Which word?
The -ed/-ing pair: horrified (the person: 'I was horrified'), horrifying (the cause: 'a horrifying accident').
-ed/-ing जोड़ी: horrified (व्यक्ति: 'I was horrified'), horrifying (कारण: 'a horrifying accident')।
Keep apart horrible (very unpleasant: 'horrible food') and horrific (causing horror, very shocking: 'a horrific crime').
Horrible (बहुत अप्रिय: 'horrible food') और horrific (भय उत्पन्न करने वाला, बहुत चौंकाने वाला: 'a horrific crime') को अलग रखिए।
Keep the shock words together: horrify, appal, shock, terrify, sicken (make somebody feel very upset).
सदमे के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: horrify, appal, shock, terrify, sicken (बहुत परेशान करना)।