🇬🇧🇨🇳 horrified - 惊恐 : English Lesson

Meaning of "horrified" ("惊恐"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

If you feel horrified, you feel VERY scared, shocked, or upset by something, like when you see or hear something so awful or yucky that your mouth drops open, your eyes get huge, and you really wish it would stop or go away.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

The cat was horrified to discover the new puppy thought its tail was a chew toy.

The dog looked horrified when it realized the vacuum cleaner was moving by itself like a hungry robot.

I was horrified when the magician asked for a volunteer and my friends all pointed at me at the exact same time.

I was horrified when my baby brother tried to wash the TV remote with ketchup.

Grandma was horrified when her text message said “I’m cooking grandchildren” instead of “I’m cooking grand chillies.”

Late at night, Anna opened the closet and was horrified to see a small face staring back. Horrified, she dropped the lamp; horrified, the cat bolted out and the face laughed. Horrified, she slowly switched the light on — it was a child in costume. She sighed, relieved and still a little horrified.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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