"horrification" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌhɒɹɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌhɒɹɪfəˈkeɪʃən/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌhɔɹɪfəˈkeɪʃən/ [General-American], /ˌhɑɹɪfəˈkeɪʃən/ [General-American], /ˌhɔɹɘfɘˈkæeʃɘn/ [New-Zealand] Forms: horrifications [plural]
Etymology: horror + -ification, or alternatively horrific + -ation. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|horror|ification}} horror + -ification, {{suffix|en|horrific|ation}} horrific + -ation Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} horrification (countable and uncountable, plural horrifications)
  1. The act of horrifying, or state of being horrified. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-horrification-en-noun-AwdAhr6Z Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ation, English terms suffixed with -ification Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 95 5 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ation: 83 17 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ification: 83 17
  2. That which causes horror. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-horrification-en-noun-XQ7Y5VtL

Inflected forms

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