[Ads-l] horrified

[Jonathan Lighter]

Meaning 'astonished.'  Cf. "shocked."

https://www.yahoo.com/news/l-officials-struggle-curb-vandalism-143319844.html
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 It was bizarre, they said, seeing the city portrayed on the news and
social media as a place of total chaos on the news when most of Los Angeles
was carrying on like any other summer day.

“People back where we live are going to completely be horrified,” said
Cowan-Banker, a 42-year-old personal trainer. “I’m sure they think it’s a
war zone here. ”

JL

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"If the truth is half as bad as I think it is, you can't handle the truth."

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