What's the difference between
and
Enter two words to compare and contrast their definitions, origins, and synonyms to better understand how those words are related.

Stupefy vs Horrify - What's the difference?

stupefy | horrify |

As verbs the difference between stupefy and horrify

is that stupefy is to dull the senses or capacity to think thereby reducing responsiveness; to dazzle while horrify is to cause to feel extreme apprehension or unease; to cause to experience horror.

stupefy

English

Verb

(en-verb)
  • To dull the senses or capacity to think thereby reducing responsiveness; to dazzle.
  • Derived terms

    * stupefaction * stupefied * stupefiedness * stupefier * stupefyingly

    horrify

    English

    Verb

  • To cause to feel extreme apprehension or unease; to cause to experience horror.
  • The haunted house was horrifying , from one room to the next I felt more and more like I wasn’t going to survive.

    Synonyms

    * See also

    References