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Definition of horror - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
entertainmentgenre of literature, film, or other media characterized by frightening stories
- He loves watching horror movies during Halloween..
2.
strong emotionintense fear, shock, or disgust
- She recoiled in horror at the sight of the accident..
3.
frightening thingsomething causing a feeling of fear and revulsion
- The haunted house was full of horrors..
Expressions with horror
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feel intense fear or disgust towards something
She has a horror of spiders.
exaggeratedly terrible situation
Losing my phone was a horror of horrors.
film, TV show, or play that is intended to be horrifying
They went to see the new horror show at the cinema..
movie genre intended to scare or shock viewers
She screamed while watching the horror film.!
film genre made to scare or shock viewers
A horror movie made everyone in the theater scream.
story intended to scare or unsettle
She read a horror story that kept her awake all night..
in a way that causes someone to feel shocked or very scared
To his horror, the door suddenly slammed shut.
movie meant to scare, often with supernatural or creepy themes
We watched a horror flick last night and couldn't sleep.
causing me great fear or shock
To my horror, I saw a snake in the garden.
mischievous child causing playful trouble
Stop running around, you little horror!
strong surprise or outrage shown in a dramatic way
The newspaper used a shock-horror headline to grab attention.
journey that is extremely frightening or unpleasant
The roller coaster turned into a horror trip for everyone.
realizing something in a story is disturbing after thinking about it
He felt fridge horror when he realized the twist.
feeling or showing extreme fear or horror
She looked horror-stricken when she saw the accident.
overcome by extreme fear or shock
She was horror-struck when she saw the accident.
horror genre focusing on body transformation
The movie is a classic example of body horror.
music style combining aggressive rock with spooky lyrics and imagery
Horror punk bands often wear spooky makeup and costumes.
Origin of horror
Latin, horror (a bristling, shivering)
Terms with horror included in their meaning
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horror
causing fear or dread or terror
horror
reanimated corpse in horror stories or voodoo
disgust
struck with horror or disgust
horror film
film intended to frighten or unsettle viewers
frightening
causing or likely to cause horror
horror disgust
caused to feel horror or disgust
emotion
feeling of fear or horror
horror
frightening or unsettling in appearance
emotion
expression of horror or dismay
horror
disgusting or viscerally revolting
emotion
causing horror or disgust
fear
cause extreme fear or horror in someone
cinema
film where monsters are main characters, often in horror stories
horror
reanimated embalmed corpse in horror films
horror
extremely frightening and unpleasant like a nightmare
fear
cause a sudden feeling of fear or horror along the back
emotion
in a manner that causes surprise or horror
induce horror
cause to feel horror or shock
fear horror
cause someone to feel very scared or horrified
horror
something very scary or disturbing
film industry
actress known for horror film roles
dark atmosphere
suggestive of horror or depression
extreme fear
causing horror or shock
emotion
feeling sudden horror or shock from something unexpected
Examples of horror in a sentence
The horror genre often includes supernatural elements. The movie filled him with horror. The horror of the haunted house was overwhelming. The film was a horror that left the audience trembling. She couldn't sleep after reading a horror about a haunted doll.
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- French:horreur, effroi, ...
- German:Horror, Entsetzen, ...
- Italian:orrore, terrore, ...
- Spanish:terror, horror, ...
- Portuguese:horror, pavor, ...
- Chinese:恐怖, 恐惧, ...
- Japanese:ホラー映画, 恐怖, ...
- Arabic:رُعْب, فزع, ...
- Hebrew:אֵימָה, זְוָעָה, ...
- Russian:ужасы, ужас, ...
- Ukrainian:жахи, жах, ...
- Hindi:डरावनी विधा, आतंक, ...
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