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horror

/hˈɔɹɝ/noun2 syllables

Horror means: intense aversion.

Synonyms for horror3

noun, as in intense aversion

repugnance, repulsion, revulsion

What does horror mean?3

noun

1

intense aversion

2

intense and profound fear

3

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

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with horror?2

two syllables

three syllables

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Horror in a sentence

  • In that horror movie, the whole house becomes alive.Amastan
  • I turn on the television, a horror movie is on.felidad
  • My son is scared, but at the same time, he's drawn to horror movies.felidad
  • I turned on the television, a horror movie was on.felidad
  • What started as a fairy tale, ended as a horror film.Adelpa
  • The sensitive mind recoils with indignation, disgust, and horror from the picture presented.Cangarejo
  • To my horror, the jackal appeared to stand up on its hind legs.Amastan
  • His work interweaves science fiction, horror, and romance elements.Miktsoanit

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Forms of horror

as a noun

plural
horrors