horror

1 intense and profound fear

2 something that inspires horror; something horrible; "the painting that others found so beautiful was a horror to him"

3 intense aversion [syn: repugnance, repulsion, revulsion]

see Horror

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɒrə(r)

Noun

horror

1. An intense painful emotion of fear or repugnance.
2. An intense dislike or aversion; an abhorrence.
3. A literary genre, generally of a gothic character.

The horrors informal

1. An intense anxiety or a nervous depression.

Translations

• Finnish: kauhu (1), kammo (1), kammo (2), kauhistus (2)
• German: Horror
• Scottish Gaelic: uamhann , oillt , uabhas , uabhann , sgreamh

Related terms

• horrendous
• horror movie

Portuguese

Pronunciation

Etymology

Latin horror, horroris

Noun

horror m

1. horror

Synonyms

• temor
• terror

Related terms

• horrendo
• hórrido
• horrífero
• horrífico
• horripilar
• horrível
• horrorizar
• horroroso

Spanish

Pronunciation

Etymology

Latin horror, horroris

Noun

horror m

1. horror

Synonyms

• miedo
• temor
• terror

Related terms

• horrible
• horrífico
• horripilante
• horrorizar
• horroroso

Horror is an emotion of fear or revulsion.

It may also refer to:

• Horror fiction, the genre
• Horror film, the genre in film
• Horror (album), an album by Cannae
• Horror (With Blood Comes Cleansing album), an album by With Blood Comes Cleansing
• The Horror, an album by RJD2

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