1. [verb] (transitive) To depress or discourage with fear; to impress with fear in such a manner that the mind shrinks, or loses its firmness; to inundate with sudden terror or horror; to dismay.
2. [verb] (transitive) (obsolete) To make pale; to blanch.
3. [verb] (transitive) (obsolete) To weaken; to enfeeble; to reduce.
4. [verb] (intransitive) (obsolete) To grow faint; to become weak; to become dismayed or discouraged.
5. [verb] (intransitive) (obsolete) To lose flavour or become stale.
6. [verb] Strike with disgust or revulsion; 'The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends'.
7. [verb] Fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised; 'I was horrified at the thought of being late for my interview'; 'The news of the executions horrified us'.
