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Pronunciation / Transliteration: jīng hài
"这个消息引起了公众的极大惊骇。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The act of horrifying or the state of being horrified; intense shock, revulsion, or dismay.
"The graphic documentary caused widespread horrification among the viewers." - 2
The process or quality of making something terrifying or ghastly.
"The director aimed at the gradual horrification of the idyllic setting into a nightmare landscape."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the late Latin root 'horrificare' (to make bristle with horror, terrify), combining 'horrere' (to tremble, shudder) and the suffix '-ficare' (to make). The English noun formation emerged in the 19th century, blending the verbal root 'horrify' with the nominal suffix '-ation' to denote the process or state of causing or experiencing extreme dismay.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Horrification" is said worldwide
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effarement
Transliteration: eh-far-mon
"La vue de cette scène a provoqué un grand effarement."
Entsetzen
Transliteration: ent-set-zen
"Die Nachrichten aus dem Krisengebiet lösten allgemeines Entsetzen aus."
orrificazione
Transliteration: or-rif-i-ka-tzyo-ne
"L'orrificazione del pubblico fu evidente dopo la proiezione del film."
horrorización
Transliteration: o-rro-ri-tha-thyon
"La horrorización colectiva se apoderó de los ciudadanos."
horrorização
Transliteration: ho-ʁo-ri-za-sãw
"O evento causou uma profunda horrorização na sociedade."
आतंकीकरण
Transliteration: atankikaran
"घटना ने लोगों में भारी आतंक भर दिया।"
惊骇
Transliteration: jīng hài
"这个消息引起了公众的极大惊骇。"
경악
Transliteration: gyeong-ak
"그 범죄는 사회 전체에 큰 경악을 불러일으켰다."
戦慄
Transliteration: senritsu
"その光景を見た人々は大きな戦慄を覚えた。"
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