Word Frequency
horror (ˈhɒrə
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Definitions
noun
- extreme fear; terror; dread
- intense loathing; hatred
- often plural a thing or person causing fear, loathing, etc
- modifier having a frightening subject, esp a supernatural one ⇒
a horror film
Word Origin
C14: from Latin: a trembling with fear; compare hirsuteSynonyms
View thesaurus entryQuotations including 'horror'
"Where there is no imagination there is no horror"
"Death holds no horrors. It is simply the ultimate horror of life"
"The horror! The horror!"
Translations for 'horror'
- British English: horror Horror is a strong feeling of alarm caused by something extremely unpleasant.I felt numb with horror.ˈhɒrə NOUN
- Arabic: فَزَع
- Brazilian Portuguese: horror
- Chinese: 恐怖
- Croatian: strava
- Czech: hrůza
- Danish: rædsel
- Dutch: verschrikking
- European Spanish: horror
- Finnish: kauhu
- French: horreur
- German: Entsetzen
- Greek: φρίκη
- Italian: orrore
- Japanese: 恐怖
- Korean: 공포
- Norwegian: redsel
- Polish: przerażenie
- Portuguese: horror
- Romanian: groază
- Russian: ужас
- Spanish: horror
- Swedish: fasa
- Thai: ความเลวร้ายมาก
- Turkish: dehşet
- Ukrainian: жах
- Vietnamese: sự ghê rợn
Example Sentences Including 'horror'
Eighteen years of knowing such places has not reduced my horror at the inhumanity they represent.BEYOND FEAR (2002)
For years, repertory cinemas across North America have hosted costumed singalongs for devotees of the 1975 horror spoof.Globe and Mail (2003)
She said yes (and, to my horror , said she had bought them only for me, ungrateful teenager).Globe and Mail (2003)
The jokes don't compromise the horror , which doesn't mar the emotional dimension of David's plight.Glasgow Herald (2001)
The sixth sense, which people in horror films never have, was not encouraging.INSTRUMENTS OF DARKNESS (2002)
The very thought of having embalmed corpses round the house filled her with horror.THE RIVAL QUEENS: A Countess Ashby de la Zouche Mystery (2002)
Then, to my horror , Art skidded to a halt in front of them.READY? (2001)
To their horror , they discovered lost ticket claims have to be made within 30 days of the draw.Glasgow Herald (2001)
With such a work ethic, you can bet her first acting job isn't going to be any direct-to-video horror clunker.Maxim (2004)
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