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horror
[ hawr-er, hor- ]
noun
- an overwhelming and painful feeling caused by something frightfully shocking, terrifying, or revolting; a shuddering fear:
to shrink back from a mutilated corpse in horror.
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Antonyms:
- anything that causes such a feeling:
killing, looting, and other horrors of war.
- such a feeling as a quality or condition:
to have known the horror of slow starvation.
- a strong aversion; abhorrence:
to have a horror of emotional outbursts.
Synonyms: , , , ,
Antonyms:
- Informal. something considered bad or tasteless:
That wallpaper is a horror. The party was a horror.
- horrors, Informal.
- extreme depression.
adjective
- inspiring or creating horror, loathing, aversion, etc.:
The hostages told horror stories of their year in captivity.
- centered upon or depicting terrifying or macabre events:
a horror movie.
interjection
- horrors, (used as a mild expression of dismay, surprise, disappointment, etc.)
horror
/ ˈ³óÉ’°ùÉ™ /
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
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of horror1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of horror1
Idioms and Phrases
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Example Sentences
Most movies about school shootings, including “Elephant,†“Mass†and “The Fallout,†tackle the shock, sorrow and horror that ripple through communities.
Historically, there have been few examples of zombie films made in Mexico, even if the horror genre at large has always proven widely popular with Mexican audiences.
Sequels and reboots featured prominently, as did action and horror films.
Storytelling grants readers the chance to linger long enough for the horror to subside and a greater sense of empathy and understanding to emerge.
He was sold after horror mogul Jason Blum, who is an executive producer, sent him the pilot script flavored with generous doses of gore, Southern-fried dark humor and foul language.
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