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horror en · NOUN

Pronunciation

/ˈhɑɹə/ Traditional, non-rhotic New York City
/ˈhɒɹə/ (New-Zealand)
/ˈhɔɾəɾ/ (Scotland)
/ˈhɔɹə/ (Australia)
/ˈhɔɚ/ some accents
/ˈhɔɹə/ (British, Southern, Standard)
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/ˈhɒɹə/ (Northern-England, Received-Pronunciation)
/ˈhɒɾə/ (Wales)
/ˈhɑɹɚ/ (New-York-City, Philadelphia)
[ˈhɔ̟ɹə] ~ [ˈhɞ̠ɹə] (New-Zealand)
/ˈhoɹɚ/ (Canada, General-American)
/ˈhɒɹə/ non-rhotic Eastern New England

Etymology

From Middle English horer, horrour, from Old French horror, from Latin horror (“a bristling, a shaking, trembling as with cold or fear, terror”), from horrere (“to bristle, shake, be terrified”). Displaced native Old English ōga.

Meanings

(countable, uncountable) An intense distressing emotion of fear or repugnance.
- Their swarthy Hosts wou'd darken all our Plains, / Doubling the native Horror of the War, / And making Death more grim. 1712, Joseph Addison, Cato: A tragedy, published 1750, page 44:
(countable, uncountable) Something horrible; that which excites horror.
- Could there be stories with more horror than these? 2009, Devin Watson, Horror Screenwriting:
- I saw many horrors during the war.
- The Home Magazine for July (Binghamton and New York) contains ‘The Patriots' War Chant,’ a poem by Douglas Malloch; ‘The Story of the War,’ by Theodore Waters; ‘A Horseman in the Sky,’ by Ambrose Bierce, with a portrait of Mr. Bierce, whose tales of horror are horrible of themselves, not as war is horrible; ‘A Yankee Hero,’ by W. L. Calver; ‘The Warfare of the Future,’ by Louis Seemuller; ‘Florence Nightingale,’ by Susan E. Dickenson, with two rare portraits, etc. 1898 July 3, Philadelphia Inquirer, page 22:
(countable, uncountable) Intense dislike or aversion; an abhorrence.
- “Mrs. Yule's chagrin and horror at what she called her son's base ingratitude knew no bounds ; at first it was even thought that she would never get over it. […] ” 1904–1905, Baroness Orczy [i.e., Emma Orczy], “The Tragedy in Dartmoor Terrace”, in The Case of Miss Elliott, London: T[homas] Fisher Unwin, published 1905, →OCLC; republished as popular edition, London: Greening & Co., 1909, OCLC 11192831, quoted in The Case of Miss Elliott (ebook no. 2000141h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg of Australia, February 2020:
(uncountable) A genre of fiction designed to evoke a feeling of fear and suspense.
- […] there were hastily produced B movies, such as the peplums, the spaghetti westerns, the detective stories, the horrors. 2006, Pierluigi on Cinema:
- Those who enjoy horror, stories overflowing with blood and black mystery, will be grateful to Richard Marsh for writing ‘The Beetle.’ 1917 February 11, New York Times, Book reviews, page 52:
- A well-received Johnny Fuller R & B horror called "Haunted House." 1990, Wayne Jancik, The Billboard Book of One-Hit Wonders, →ISBN, page 156:
(countable) A genre of fiction designed to evoke a feeling of fear and suspense. ▸ An individual work in this genre.
(colloquial, countable) A nasty or ill-behaved person; a rascal or terror.
- The neighbour's kids are a pack of little horrors!
(countable, informal, uncountable) An intense anxiety or a nervous depression; often the horrors.
(countable, in-plural, informal, uncountable) Delirium tremens.
- `My belief is that he had the horrors without knowin' it.' 1930, Norman Lindsay, Redheap, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, →OCLC, page 53:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
horrors	Number=Plur		lexicographic
horrour		alternative, obsolete	lexicographic

Translations (173)

de Schrecken (thing that which excites horror) · mk страв (intense distressing fear or repugnance) · ja ホラー (literary genre) · sa घोर (intense distressing fear or repugnance) · kk қорқыныш (literary genre) · lv šausmas (intense distressing fear or repugnance) · hy սարսափ (intense distressing fear or repugnance) · ps دهشت (intense distressing fear or repugnance) · ca terror (literary genre) · ur دَہْشَت (intense distressing fear or repugnance) · nl gruwel (intense distressing fear or repugnance) · ko 호러 (literary genre) · tg даҳшат (intense distressing fear or repugnance) · ms horor (literary genre) · pt horror (literary genre) · lt siaubas (intense distressing fear or repugnance) · eo teruro (intense distressing fear or repugnance) · kk үрей (intense distressing fear or repugnance) · eo teruraĵo (thing that which excites horror) · ms seram (intense distressing fear or repugnance) · it orrore (intense distressing fear or repugnance) · fr horreur (literary genre) · km ភេរវារម្មណ៍ (intense distressing fear or repugnance) · uz qoʻrquv (intense distressing fear or repugnance) · bg у́жаси (literary genre) · tg ваҳшат (intense distressing fear or repugnance) · txb empelñe (intense distressing fear or repugnance) · ar رُعْب (literary genre) · id seram (intense distressing fear or repugnance) · fi kauhu (literary genre) · sl horor (literary genre) · ga uafás (intense distressing fear or repugnance) · be жах (literary genre) · fa-ira وَحْشَت (intense distressing fear or repugnance) · pt horror (intense distressing fear or repugnance) · bg у́жас (intense distressing fear or repugnance) · ru отвраще́ние (intense dislike or aversion) · he אֵימָה (intense distressing fear or repugnance) · tk elhençlik (intense distressing fear or repugnance) · mn аймшиг (intense distressing fear or repugnance) · tg даҳшат (literary genre) · de Grauen (intense distressing fear or repugnance) · got 𐌿𐍃𐍆𐌹𐌻𐌼𐌴𐌹 (intense distressing fear or repugnance) · pdt Grul (intense distressing fear or repugnance) · ru боя́знь (intense distressing fear or repugnance) · ro spaimă (intense distressing fear or repugnance) · fi hirveys (intense distressing fear or repugnance) · ka საშინელება (intense distressing fear or repugnance) · sl groza (intense distressing fear or repugnance) · cs horor (literary genre) · ar رُعْب (intense distressing fear or repugnance) · ug دەھشەت (intense distressing fear or repugnance) · de Furcht (intense distressing fear or repugnance) · fr horreur (intense dislike or aversion) · hi वहशत (intense distressing fear or repugnance) · cmn 恐怖 (literary genre) · fi kauhukirjallisuus (literary genre) · ur وَحْشَت (intense distressing fear or repugnance) · cs hrůza (intense distressing fear or repugnance) · ko 공포 (literary genre) · sv skräck (literary genre) · gl horror (intense distressing fear or repugnance) · de Abneigung (intense dislike or aversion) · fr horreur (intense distressing fear or repugnance) · ko 무서움 (intense distressing fear or repugnance) · tg тарс (literary genre) · ang ōga (intense distressing fear or repugnance) · hu borzalom (intense distressing fear or repugnance) · ro groază (intense distressing fear or repugnance) · ja 恐れ (intense distressing fear or repugnance) · sv skräck (intense distressing fear or repugnance) · ru у́жас (intense distressing fear or repugnance) · nb redsel (intense distressing fear or repugnance) · is ógn (intense distressing fear or repugnance) · el τρόμος (intense distressing fear or repugnance) · lt šiurpas (intense distressing fear or repugnance) · id horor (intense distressing fear or repugnance) · to lilifu (intense distressing fear or repugnance) · de Schrecken (intense distressing fear or repugnance) · fi kammo (intense dislike or aversion) · ru у́жас (literary genre) · sh хо̏рор (literary genre) · sq tmerr (intense distressing fear or repugnance) · oc orror (intense distressing fear or repugnance) · de Horror (literary genre) · be жах (intense distressing fear or repugnance) · nb gru (intense distressing fear or repugnance) · el τρόμος (literary genre) · fr effroi (intense distressing fear or repugnance) · tr korku (intense distressing fear or repugnance) · bg отвраще́ние (intense dislike or aversion) · sv fasa (intense distressing fear or repugnance) · fr répulsion (intense dislike or aversion) · mk у́жас (intense distressing fear or repugnance) · sh hȍror (literary genre) · id horor (literary genre) · ru ужа́стик (literary genre) · pl groza (intense distressing fear or repugnance) · fa-ira تَرْس (literary genre) · cmn 驚悚 /惊悚 (intense distressing fear or repugnance) · fa-ira تَرْس (intense distressing fear or repugnance) · nl horror (literary genre) · es horror (intense distressing fear or repugnance) · tr dehşet (intense distressing fear or repugnance) · vi sự ghê rợn (intense distressing fear or repugnance) · hy ահ (intense distressing fear or repugnance) · tt куркыныч (intense distressing fear or repugnance) · fa-ira هَرَاس (intense distressing fear or repugnance) · mk хо́рор (literary genre) · da gru (intense distressing fear or repugnance) · uk жах (literary genre) · tt дәһшәт (intense distressing fear or repugnance) · uz dahshat (intense distressing fear or repugnance) · fi inho (intense dislike or aversion) · fa-ira دَهْشَت (intense distressing fear or repugnance) · ru страх (intense distressing fear or repugnance) · ar خَوْف (intense distressing fear or repugnance) · de Gräuel (thing that which excites horror) · bn ভয় (intense distressing fear or repugnance) · uk страх (intense distressing fear or repugnance) · ko 두려움 (intense distressing fear or repugnance) · sh ȕžās (intense distressing fear or repugnance) · vi sự khiếp (intense distressing fear or repugnance) · eo hororo (intense dislike or aversion) · ms seram (literary genre) · tg ҳарос (intense distressing fear or repugnance) · ug قورقۇنچ (intense distressing fear or repugnance) · la horror (intense distressing fear or repugnance) · fr dégoût (intense dislike or aversion) · cmn 恐懼 /恐惧恐怖 (intense distressing fear or repugnance) · de Entsetzen (intense distressing fear or repugnance) · fi kauhu (intense distressing fear or repugnance) · hi दहशत (intense distressing fear or repugnance) · de Horror (intense distressing fear or repugnance) · pl strach (intense distressing fear or repugnance) · hi भय (intense distressing fear or repugnance) · ja 恐怖 (intense distressing fear or repugnance) · et õud (intense distressing fear or repugnance) · tr korku (literary genre) · fr aversion (intense dislike or aversion) · ba ҡурҡыныс (intense distressing fear or repugnance) · be страх (intense distressing fear or repugnance) · sh у̏жа̄с (intense distressing fear or repugnance) · fi täpinät (informal: intense anxiety) · hi आतंक (intense distressing fear or repugnance) · da rædsel (intense distressing fear or repugnance) · mt orrur (intense distressing fear or repugnance) · ky коркунуч (intense distressing fear or repugnance) · tk gorky (intense distressing fear or repugnance) · ca horror (intense distressing fear or repugnance) · kk қорқыныш (intense distressing fear or repugnance) · mk у́жаси (literary genre) · sv fruktan (intense distressing fear or repugnance) · az dəhşət (intense distressing fear or repugnance) · tt курку (intense distressing fear or repugnance) · de Abscheu (intense dislike or aversion) · hy սարսափ (literary genre) · az vahimə (intense distressing fear or repugnance) · de Angstzustand (informal: intense anxiety) · ru омерзе́ние (intense dislike or aversion) · bg страх (intense distressing fear or repugnance) · uk жах (intense distressing fear or repugnance) · fi kammo (intense distressing fear or repugnance) · id kengerian (intense distressing fear or repugnance) · pl horror (literary genre) · ru хо́ррор (literary genre) · et õudus (intense distressing fear or repugnance) · ro oroare (intense distressing fear or repugnance) · sk horor (literary genre) · et õõv (intense distressing fear or repugnance) · ko 공포 (intense distressing fear or repugnance) · rsk ужас (intense distressing fear or repugnance) · sk hrôza (intense distressing fear or repugnance)

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