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hor·ror

(hôr′ər, hŏr′-)
n.
1.
a. An intense, painful feeling of repugnance and fear.
b. A state or condition marked by this feeling: stood in horror looking at the scene. See Synonyms at fear.
2. An intense dislike or abhorrence: had a horror of being forced to play charades at the party.
3. A cause of horror: "The creature that had seemed a horror in its box was, up close, a figure of sorrow" (Paul Theroux).
4.
a. A genre of fiction or other artistic work evoking suspense and horror, especially through the depiction of gruesome or supernatural elements.
b. A work of this genre.
5. Informal One that is unpleasant, ugly, or disagreeable: That hat is a horror.
6. horrors Informal Intense nervous depression or anxiety. Often used with the.

[Middle English horrour, from Old French horreur, from Latin horror, from horrēre, to tremble.]
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horror

(ˈhɒrə)
n
1. extreme fear; terror; dread
2. intense loathing; hatred
3. (often plural) a thing or person causing fear, loathing, etc
4. (modifier) having a frightening subject, esp a supernatural one: a horror film.
[C14: from Latin: a trembling with fear; compare hirsute]
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hor•ror

(ˈhɔr ər, ˈhɒr-)

n.
1. an overwhelming and painful feeling caused by something shocking, terrifying, or revolting; a shuddering fear: to shrink back in horror.
2. anything that causes such a feeling.
3. a strong aversion; abhorrence.
4. Informal. something considered bad or tasteless: That wallpaper is a horror.
5. horrors, Informal.
b. extreme depression.
adj.
6. inspiring or creating horror or loathing: a horror movie.
interj.
7. horrors, (used as a mild expression of dismay, surprise, disappointment, etc.)
[1520–30; < Latin, =horr(ēre) to bristle with fear + -or -or 1]
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horror

  • horrible, horror, horrid - Horrible, horror, and horrid are from Latin horrere, "stand on end" (hair) or "tremble, shudder," and the original sense of horrid was "bristly, shaggy, rough."
  • horrific, horrendous, horrible, horrid - In decreasing degree of horror: horrific, horrendous, horrible, horrid.
  • pant - The shock that makes you "gasp" is behind the word pant, from Latin phantasiare, "gasp in horror."
  • terror, horror - Terror is stronger than horror, though it usually lasts for a shorter time.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. [画像:horror - intense and profound fear]horror - intense and profound fear
fear, fearfulness, fright - an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
2. horror - something that inspires dislike; something horrible; "the painting that others found so beautiful was a horror to him"
thing - an entity that is not named specifically; "I couldn't tell what the thing was"
3. horror - intense aversion
disgust - strong feelings of dislike
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horror

noun
3. atrocity, awfulness, cruelty, outrage, ghastliness, gruesomeness, frightfulness, savageness the horror of this most bloody of civil wars
4. (Informal) rascal, terror (informal), devil, monkey, monster, perisher (Brit. informal), scamp, holy terror (informal) They can be little horrors though, little children, can't they?
Quotations
"Where there is no imagination there is no horror" [Sir Arthur Conan Doyle A Study in Scarlet]
"Death holds no horrors. It is simply the ultimate horror of life" [Jean Giraudoux The Enchanted]
"The horror! The horror!" [Joseph Conrad Heart of Darkness]
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horror

noun
1. Great agitation and anxiety caused by the expectation or the realization of danger:
Slang: cold feet.
Idiom: fear and trembling.
3. Informal. An object of extreme dislike:
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Translations
رُعْب، هَلَعشَخْصٌ مُتْعِب جدافَزَع
hrůzapostrach
rædselskrækvæmmelse
kauhu
strava
rémségrettegés
ógn, skelfing; hryllingurviîbjóîur, hryllingur
恐怖
공포
keliantis siaubąpasibaisėjimas
briesmonispretīgumsriebumsšausmas
groza
fasa
ความเลวร้ายมาก
sự ghê rợn

horror

[ˈhɒrəʳ]
A. N
1. (= terror, dread) → horror m, pavor m; (= loathing, hatred) → horror m
to have a horror oftener horror a
to my horror I discovered I was locked outdescubrí con horror que me había dejado las llaves dentro
then, to my horror, it moved!luego ¡qué susto!, se movió
the horrors of warlos horrores de la guerra
that gives me the horrorseso me pone los pelos de punta
horrors!¡qué horror!
2.diablo m
that child is a little horrorese niño es un diablillo
you horror!¡bestia!
B. CPD horror film Npelícula f de terror
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horror

[ˈhɒrər] n
(= terror) → horreur f
in horror → avec horreur
to my horror → à ma grande horreur
to have a horror of sth → avoir horreur de qch
(= ghastliness) → horreur f
the horrors of war → les horreurs de la guerre horror film horror movie nfilm m d'épouvantehorror story nhistoire f d'épouvantehorror-stricken [ˈhɒrərstrɪkən] adjhorrifié(e)horror-struck adjhorrifié(e)horror writer nauteur m d'épouvantehors d'œuvre [ˌɔːrˈdɜːvrə] nhors-d'œuvre m inv
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horror

n
Entsetzen nt, → Grauen nt; (= strong dislike)Horror m (→ of vor +dat); to have a horror of somethingeinen Horror vor etw (dat)haben; to have a horror of doing somethingeinen Horror davor haben, etw zu tun ; he has a horror of growing older hat eine panische Angst vor dem Altwerden, ihm graut vor dem Altwerden; she shrank back in horrorsie fuhr entsetzt zurück ; they watched in horrorsie sahen entsetzt zu; a scene of horrorein Bild ntdes Grauens
usu pl (= horrifying thing, of war etc) → Schrecken m, → Gräuel m
(inf) to be a real horrorfurchtbar sein (inf); you little horror!du kleines Ungeheuer! (inf)
(inf usages) to have the horrors (in delirium tremens) → weiße Mäuse sehen (inf); horror of horrors (referring to an actual event) → oh Schreck (inf); if, horror of horrors, ...wenn, Gott behüte, ...
attrHorror- ; horror film or movie (esp US) → Horrorfilm m; horror storyHorrorgeschichte f; most people have a horror story about holidaysfast jeder kann eine Horrorgeschichte aus dem Urlaub erzählen ; horror scenarioHorrorszenario nt; horror trip (inf)Horrortrip m
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horror

[ˈhɒrəʳ] n (terror, dread) → spavento, terrore m; (loathing, hatred) → orrore m (fam) → peste f
he ran away in horror → è scappato terrorizzato
to have a horror of → avere il terrore di
that gives me the horrors (fam) → quello mi fa venire i brividi
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horror

(ˈhorə) noun
1. great fear or dislike. She has a horror of spiders; She looked at me in horror. afsku رُعْب، هَلَع ужас horror hrůza das Entsetzen skræk; rædsel; væmmelse τρόμος, φρίκη horror hirm وحشت kauhu horreur אימה डरावना groza, strava rettegés kengerian ógn, skelfing; hryllingur orrore 恐怖 공포 siaubas, pasibaisėjimas šausmas; riebums; pretīgums perasaan takut yang amat sangat afschuw skrekk, forferdelse, avsky wstręt, groza وحشت horror groază отвращение; ужас hrôza groza strah fasa, skräck, avsky ความหวาดกลัว dehşet, korku 極大恐懼,極端厭惡 жах; огида خوف اور بیزاری sự ghê sợ 极端厌恶
2. a disagreeable person or thing. Her little boy is an absolute horror. monster شَخْصٌ مُتْعِب جدا грозотия horror postrach der Greuel rædsel τέρας horror, monstruo koletis تنفر hirviö monstre זוועה भयानक užas rémség monster viðbjóður, hryllingur orrore ぞっとするもの 못 견디게 싫은 사람(것) siaubas briesmonis betul-betul nakal verschrikking redselsfull, avskyelig okropność تنفر horror monstru сущее наказание postrach groza užasna osoba fasa, skräck, odåga คน หรือสิ่งที่คอยขัดแย้ง piç kurusu 令人厭惡的人或事 неприємна істота ناگوار شخص یا شے kẻ tinh quái 讨厌透顶的人或事
ˈhorrible adjective
1. causing horror; dreadful. a horrible sight. aaklig مُرْعِب، مُخيف ужасен horrível hrůzný schrecklich frygtelig; hæslig φρικτός, τρομερός horrible, horroroso kohutav وحشتناك kauhistuttava horrible גועלי भयंकर strahovit iszonyú mengerikan hryllilegur orribile 恐ろしい 무서운 siaubingas briesmīgs; šausmīgs mengerikan afschuwelijk, (af)schrikwekkend skrekkelig, fryktelig okropny, straszny وحشتناک، ویرونکی horrível înfricoşător ужасающий hrozný strašen užasan fasansfull, fruktansvärd, hemsk น่าเกลียดน่ากลัว dehşet verici, korkunç 令人毛骨悚然的 страшний, жахливий دہشت انگیز kinh khủng 令人毛骨悚然的
2. unpleasant. What a horrible day! aaklig فَظيع، مُزْعِج، مُتْعِب отвратителен horrível strašný schrecklich rædselsfuld απαίσιος horrible vastik ناگوار hirveä affreux נורא भयंकर अनाकर्षक grozan, neugodan szörnyű tidak menyenangkan hræðilegur orribile いやな 몹시 불쾌한 siaubingas pretīgs teruk vreselijk grufull, fæl, redselsfull straszny, nieprzyjemny ناساز، نا خوښی horrível îngrozitor ужасный strašný grozen grozan förskräcklig, förfärlig, ryslig ไม่น่ายินดี berbat, iğrenç 令人討厭的 бридкий ناپسندیدہ khó chịu 令人很不愉快的,极讨厌的
ˈhorribleness noun
aakligheid فَظاعَه، رُعْب، هَلَع отвратителност horror hrůzostrašnost die Schrecklichkeit rædselsfuldhed φρίκη calidad de horrible õudus ناگواري hirveys caractère horrible אימה भयावहता strahota szörnyűség, iszonyat sifat mengerikan hryllingur, skelfing mostruosità 恐ろしさ 끔찍함 siaubingumas šausmīgums; pretīgums kedahsyatan afschuwwekkendheid, afschrikwekkendheid grufullhet okropieństwo ناخوښی، خطرناک horror caracter îngrozitor ужас hrôzostrašnosť grozota grozota förskräcklighet ความน่าเกลียดน่ากลัว dehşet vericilik, korkunçluk 可怕 жах ہولناکی sự kinh khủng; sự đáng ghét 可怕
ˈhorribly adverb
verskriklik بِصورَة فَظيعَه أو مُرْعِبَه отвратително horrivelmente hrozně schrecklich frygteligt; hæsligt; rædselsfuldt τρομερά, φρικτά horriblemente õudusttekitavalt بطور وحشتناك hirveän horriblement בְּאוֹפֶן מַחֲרִיד भयंकर रूप से grozno, strašno iszonyúan secara mengerikan hryllilega, hræðilega orribilmente 恐ろしく 무섭게 siaubingai šausmīgi; pretīgi dalam keadaan yang menggerunkan afschuwelijk, (af)schrikwekkend skrekkelig, redselsfullt, grufullt okropnie, strasznie په ویرونکی ډول horrivelmente îngrozitor ужасно hrozne strašno grozno fasansfullt, förskräckligt อย่างน่าเกลียดน่ากลัว korkunç/iğrenç bir şekilde 可怕地 жахливо بری طرح سے kinh khủng; khủng khiếp 可怕地
ˈhorrid (-rid) adjective
1. unpleasant. That was a horrid thing to say. aaklig فَظيع، رَديء противен feio hrozný schrecklich rædselsfuld απαίσιος horroroso, horrible; odioso vastik زشت inhottava affreux נורא, איום जघन्य grozan szörnyű tidak menyenangkan hræðilegur; andstyggilegur orrendo, orribile いやな 몹시 불쾌한 baisus riebīgs teruk abject vemmelig, ekkel, gyselig straszny, okropny زشت، ځیګ، سخت feio urât отвратительный hrozný grozljiv grozan nedrig, hemsk ไม่น่ายินดี; ไม่เหมาะสม iğrenç, çirkin 令人討厭的 неприємний, відразливий ناخوشگوار khó chịu 令人讨厌的
2. dreadful. a horrid shriek. afgryslik مُرَوِّع ، مُرْعِب ужасен horrendo strašlivý schrecklich frygtelig φρικτός, τρομακτικός horroroso, horrible hirmus ترسناك kamala horrible נורא भयानक jezovit borzasztó mengerikan hræðilegur orribile おぞましい 무시무시한 baisus šausmīgs; briesmīgs amat menakutkan vreselijk reddsom, fæl straszny, przeraźliwy ویرونکی horrendo înfricoşător ужасный strašný grozen užasavajući hemsk, otäck น่ากลัว korkunç 可怕的 жахливий خوفناک، kinh khủng; dễ sợ 可怕的
horrific (həˈrifik) adjective
terrible; terrifying. a horrific accident; a horrific journey. afskuwelik مُفْزِع، مُرْعِب ужасяващ horrendo entsetzlich grufuld; forfærdelig φοβερός horroroso, horrible, terrible õudne هولناك kauhistuttava terrifiant מַחֲרִיד रोमांचकारी koji užasava, jezovit rettentő mengerikan ógnvekjandi orribile, raccapricciante 恐ろしい 끔찍한 šiurpus, baisingas šaušalīgs dahsyat schrikaanjagend gruoppvekkende straszliwy, okropny خطرناک horrendo groaz­nic ужасающий strašen užasan fasaväckande, hårresande น่ากลัว korkunç, tüyler ürpertici 可怕的,恐佈的 страітливий خوفناک khủng khiếp; ghê sợ 令人恐惧的,极其可怕的
ˈhorrify (-fai) verb
to shock greatly. Mrs Smith was horrified to find that her son had a tattooed chest. met afsku vervul, skok يُفْزِع، يُرْعِب ужасявам horrorizar zděsit entsetzen forfærde; chokere σοκάρω horrorizar; escandalizar kohutama وحشت زده كردن kauhistua horrifier לְהַחֲרִיד आतंकित करना užasnuti, zaprepastiti megdöbbent mengejutkan, terkejut hræða, skelfa inorridire, sconvolgere ぞっとさせる 오싹하게 하다 (kam) sukelti siaubą, pritrenkti šausmināt; pārbiedēt gerun shockeren, schrik aanjagen fylle med redsel, forferde gorszyć, przerażać ویرونکی کول escandalizar a îngrozi ужасать zhroziť (sa) zgroziti užasavati slå med fasa, förfära ทําให้หวาดกลัว dehşet vermek, şoke etmek 使驚駭 викликати жах, жахати ڈرانا، دہشت زدہ کرنا làm khiếp sợ; làm khó chịu 使惊骇
ˈhorrifying adjective
angswekkend مُفْزِع، مُرْعِب ужасяващ horrendo děsivý entsetzend forfærdende; chokerende φρικτός horroroso, horrendo jubedusttekitav هولناك kauhistuttava horrifiant מַחֲרִיד भयानक užasavajuci megdöbbentő mengerikan skelfilegur orribile 恐ろしい 오싹하게 하는 keliantis siaubą šausminošs menggerunkan schrikaanjagend forferdende, gruoppvekkende przerażający ډارول horrendo îngrozitor приводящий в ужас desivý grozo zbujajoč užasavajući skräckinjagande, fasaväckande ทําให้ตกใจ ürkütücü, dehşet verici 恐怖的 шокуючий دہشت انگیز kinh hãi; kinh hoàng 恐怖的
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horror

فَزَع hrůza rædsel Entsetzen φρίκη horror kauhu horreur strava orrore 恐怖 공포 verschrikking redsel przerażenie horror ужас fasa ความเลวร้ายมาก dehşet sự ghê rợn 恐怖
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But in spite of all the murderer's horror before the body of his victim, he must hack it to pieces, hide the body, must use what he has gained by his murder.
I saw, too, for a few moments of delirious horror, the soft and nearly imperceptible waving of the sable draperies which enwrapped the walls of the apartment.
But all those death's heads were motionless and their dumb horror was not alive.
Hoisting the sails, and cutting the cable of the anchor, they sailed our vessel to an island which lay a little further off, where they drove us ashore; then taking possession of her, they made off to the place from which they had come, leaving us helpless upon a shore avoided with horror by all mariners for a reason which you will soon learn.
When I heard that soul- sickening yell, which marked his disappearance in the chasm, I was more glad than I can say that my eyes were spared the pain and horror which my ears had to endure.
I had desired it with an ardour that far exceeded moderation; but now that I had finished, the beauty of the dream vanished, and breathless horror and disgust filled my heart.
I saw astonishment giving place to horror on the faces of the people about me.
"And Geoffrey has some unreasoning horror of the landlady which makes it very undesirable that he should see her again, in his present state.
And all the horror of it, Not having seen, yet cannot comprehend.
"Not a word--that's the horror. She kept it to herself!
Blood was its Avatar and its seal--the redness and the horror of blood.
Hill after hill of horror, valley after valley of despair!

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