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Horrified vs Petrified - What's the difference?

horrified | petrified |

As adjectives the difference between horrified and petrified

is that horrified is struck with horror while petrified is extremely afraid.

As verbs the difference between horrified and petrified

is that horrified is past tense of horrify while petrified is past tense of petrify.

horrified

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Struck with horror.
  • * 2003 , John E. Ferling, A Leap in the Dark: The Struggle to Create the American Republic , page 358
    • No one was more horrified than Chauncey Goodrich, scion of an old, elite family in Hartford

    Verb

    (head)
  • (horrify)

    • petrified

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Extremely afraid.

    • Synonyms

    * See

    Verb

    (head)
  • (petrify)