American English pronunciation
How to pronounce horror
IPA transcription: ['hɔɹɚ]
Pronunciation variants: ['hɔɹɚ]['hɚɚ]
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Noun
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intense and profound fear
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intense aversion
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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.