Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

horrification

/ˌhɔɹɪfəˈkeɪʃən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hor-ri-fi-ca-tion
IPA: /ˌhɔɹɪfəˈkeɪʃən/

21

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of horrifying, or state of being horrified.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

That which causes horror.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The act of making or becoming horrifying.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"... horrification may occur at different points in the subject's life. Although it would certainly not be unusual for subjects to undergo violent subjugation and personal horrification on the very same occasion, they probably usually do[…]"
"As the old woman and her miserable light went on before us, I could almost have thought of Sir Bertrand, or of some German horrifications […]"
"the film industry's relentless horrification of rural culture"

Etymology

From horror + -ification, or alternatively horrific + -ation.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: horror, horrific

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌhɔɹɪfəˈkeɪʃən/
British English: /ˌhɒɹɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/

Usage

Inflected Forms

horrifications (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce horrification?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌhɔɹɪfəˈkeɪʃən/.
What does horrification mean?: The act of horrifying, or state of being horrified.
Where does horrification come from?: From horror + -ification, or alternatively horrific + -ation.

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