horrified

horrified — adjective

1. feeling a sudden strong sense of shock, fear, or disgust caused by something ext

1.形容詞B1
釋義

feeling a sudden strong sense of shock, fear, or disgust caused by something extremely unpleasant or upsetting that you see, hear, or experience

例句

Sirin was horrified when she saw the damage to her grandmother's old photo album.

horrified when + clause describing triggering event

The medical team were horrified to discover that the equipment had never been cleaned.

horrified to discover + that-clause

同義詞
  • appalled

    very similar in meaning but more often describes a moral shock at wrong or unfair actions

  • shocked

    broader meaning; can describe surprise without fear or disgust

  • aghast

    more literary and less common in everyday speech; conveys open-mouthed shock

  • dismayed

    suggests distress and discouragement rather than fear

反義詞
  • unfazed

    not disturbed at all by something shocking

  • unperturbed

    calm and not worried, even in a difficult situation

  • relieved

    opposite emotional direction — feeling eased rather than shocked

文法句型

be + horrified + at/by + [noun/noun phrase]

be + horrified + to + [infinitive]

be + horrified + that + [clause]

look/seem/appear + horrified

用法筆記

Commonly paired with intensifiers such as absolutely, completely, or utterly. The choice of preposition shifts meaning slightly: horrified at often emphasises the emotional reaction, while horrified by focuses on the cause.

常見錯誤

❌I was horrified of the loud noise.
✅I was horrified by the loud noise.
💡after horrified use at, by, or to, not of.
❌I felt very horrified by the news.
✅I was absolutely horrified by the news.
💡very is less natural with horrified; use absolutely or completely instead.