American English pronunciation

How to pronounce horror

IPA transcription: ['hɔɹɚ]

Pronunciation variants: ['hɔɹɚ]['hɚɚ]

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Noun

  • intense and profound fear

  • intense aversion

  • something that inspires dislike; something horrible

    “the painting that others found so beautiful was a horror to him”

Usage examples

  • For a moment the shock of horror stunned her.
  • Just like the book, it's a collection of short horror stories linked to water.
  • Hundreds of thousands abstain from it because they regard it with horror.
  • Gorerotted's lyrics and song titles were largely inspired by horror films and serial killers.
  • I saw astonishment and horror on the faces of the people around me.
  • I recoiled in horror as I opened the curtains.
  • Other members created independent art and to explore the "rubberized horror of global powers".
  • How ashamed women of Japan would be if they knew these tales of horror.
  • "Penny Arcade" has similarly described it as "the Survival Horror template in its entirety".
  • The plot mixes the mystery, horror, and science fiction genres.