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hor·ror H0281900 (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.]horror (ˈhɒrə) n1. extreme fear; terror; dread2. intense loathing; hatred3. (often plural) a thing or person causing fear, loathing, etc4. (modifier) having a frightening subject, esp a supernatural one: a horror film. [C14: from Latin: a trembling with fear; compare hirsute]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. a. delirium tremens. 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 -or1] 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.
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  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 aversionrepugnance, revulsion, repulsiondisgust - strong feelings of dislike |
horrornoun1. terror, fear, alarm, panic, dread, dismay, awe, fright, apprehension, consternation, trepidation I felt numb with horror.2. hatred, disgust, loathing, aversion, revulsion, antipathy, abomination, abhorrence, repugnance, odium, detestation his horror of death
hatred liking, love, delight, approval, attraction, affinity3. atrocity, awfulness, cruelty, outrage, ghastliness, gruesomeness, frightfulness, savageness the horror of this most bloody of civil wars4. (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]horrornoun1. Great agitation and anxiety caused by the expectation or the realization of danger:affright, alarm, apprehension, dread, fear, fearfulness, fright, funk, panic, terror, trepidation.Slang: cold feet.Idiom: fear and trembling.2. Extreme hostility and dislike:abhorrence, abomination, antipathy, aversion, detestation, hate, hatred, loathing, repellence, repellency, repugnance, repugnancy, repulsion, revulsion.3. Informal. An object of extreme dislike:abhorrence, abomination, anathema, aversion, bête noire, bugbear, detestation, execration, hate.Translationshorror (ˈhorə) noun1. great fear or dislike. She has a horror of spiders; She looked at me in horror. 極大恐懼，極端厭惡 极端厌恶2. a disagreeable person or thing. Her little boy is an absolute horror. 令人厭惡的人或事 讨厌透顶的人或事ˈhorrible adjective1. causing horror; dreadful. a horrible sight. 令人毛骨悚然的 令人毛骨悚然的2. unpleasant. What a horrible day! 令人討厭的 令人很不愉快的，极讨厌的 ˈhorribleness noun 可怕 可怕ˈhorribly adverb 可怕地 可怕地ˈhorrid (-rid) adjective1. unpleasant. That was a horrid thing to say. 令人討厭的 令人讨厌的2. dreadful. a horrid shriek. 可怕的 可怕的horrific (həˈrifik) adjective terrible; terrifying. a horrific accident; a horrific journey. 可怕的，恐佈的 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. 使驚駭 使惊骇ˈhorrifying adjective 恐怖的 恐怖的horror
horror show1. Literally, a (potentially frightening) film or television show with supernatural and/or macabre elements. I can't watch these horror shows before bed, they give me nightmares.2. Something disastrous, disorganized, or otherwise unpleasant, often said with a note of dismay or disdain. Oh boy, that performance was a real horror show. How many people were actually singing the same thing at the same time? I can't have anyone come over right now—I just got back from a business trip, and my house is a horror show!See also: horror, showlittle horrorA poorly behaved child. I regret offering to babysit—her child is such a little horror!See also: horror, littleblanch with (an emotion)To become visibly pale as a result of feeling a particular emotion. All of my friends ran into the creepy haunted house, but I blanched with fear when I saw it. Stella blanched with disgust at the plate of cooked ants that had been set before her.See also: blanchthrow up (one's) handsTo submit or give up. I'm ready to throw up my hands after trying to train this unruly puppy. Don't just throw up your hands—keep trying.See also: hand, throw, uphorror of horrorsA phrase used to humorously indicate something very mundane that has or could cause panic, anger, controversy, or any such adverse reaction. In writing, the phrase is usually set apart by parentheses or dashes just before the thing it indicates. People are so obsessed with their phones these days that they panic if theirs is running low on battery or—horror of horrors—they left it at home.See also: horror, ofshock horrorIronically used to indicate that something is not surprising or horrific in the slighted. The CEO's comments about women being better suited to raising children has led to—shock horror—a huge and scathing backlash against him across the internet. Shock horror, my kids weren't too keen to try my new kale and broccoli casserole.See also: horror, shockthrow up (one's) hands in horrorTo indicate one's unwilling and horrified submission to or acceptance of something. We threw up our hands in horror after they told us that our appointment had been rescheduled again for a third time. All you can do is throw your arms up in horror at the way the government is being run these days.See also: hand, horror, throw, upthrow up (one's) hands in despairTo indicate one's unwilling and despairing submission to or acceptance of something. We threw up our hands in despair after they told us that our appointment had been rescheduled again for a third time. All you can do is throw your arms up in despair at the way the government is being run these days.See also: despair, hand, throw, uphorrorsslang Another name for delirium tremens (a state of physical distress due to alcohol withdrawal, especially after chronic or heavy use). If Pop just stops drinking without being monitored by doctors, he might develop the horrors.See also: horrorin horrorWith great displeasure, fear, and/or surprise. Mom reacted in horror when she saw that I'd dyed my hair hot pink the night before school picture day. My bridesmaids looked at me in horror when they saw the dresses I'd picked out for them—as a joke.See also: horrorin horrorwith intense shock or disgust. Mike stepped back from the rattlesnake in horror. The jogger recoiled in horror when she came upon a body in the park.See also: horrorthrow one's hands up in horrorFig. to be shocked and horrified. When Bill heard the bad news, he threw his hands up in horror. I could do no more. I had seen more than I could stand. I just threw up my hands in horror and screamed.See also: hand, horror, throw, uphorrorsee under throw up one's hands. shock horror INFORMALPeople say shock horror to show that they are aware that people might be shocked or surprised by something they say. I felt intellectually superior despite — shock horror — my lack of qualifications. I even, shock horror, like the smell of fresh sweat on a woman. Note: This expression is used humorously. See also: horror, shockshock horror used as an ironically exaggerated reaction to something shocking. The expression encapsulates the hyperbole of newspaper headlines, especially those in tabloid papers. 2003 Film Inside Out She encourages one of the girls to consider a career in law—shock horror! – rather than deny her intellect and settle for homemaking. See also: horror, shockthrow up your hands/arms in deˈspair, ˈhorror, etc. (often humorous) show that you disagree strongly with something, or are very worried about something: When she said she wanted to get a motorbike, her parents threw up their hands in horror.See also: arm, hand, throw, upˌhorror of ˈhorrors (British English, humorous or ironic) used to emphasize how bad a situation is: I stood up to speak and — horror of horrors — realized I had left my notes behind.See also: horror, ofˌshock ˈhorror (British English, informal, often humorous) used when you pretend to be shocked by something that is not really very serious or surprising: Shock horror! You’re actually on time for once!See also: horror, shockhorrors1. n. the delirium tremens. The old wino had the horrors all the time. 2. n. frightening hallucinations from drugs. (Drugs.) Once he had gone through the horrors, he swore off for good. See also: horrorhorror
horror or horror story, literary genre in which an eerie, tense, often suspenseful atmosphere typically builds to the discovery of something repugnant, such as cannibalism, incest, or the killing of children, or to something terrifying, such as the appearance of a demon, ghost, monster, or vampire, creating a feeling of fear, dread, repugnance, or terror. Marked by the irrational, unexpected, and disturbing, horror sometimes overlaps with science fictionscience fiction,
literary genre in which a background of science or pseudoscience is an integral part of the story. Although science fiction is a form of fantastic literature, many of the events recounted are within the realm of future possibility, e.g.
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or mystery story,
literary genre in which the cause (or causes) of a mysterious happening, often a crime, is gradually revealed by the hero or heroine; this is accomplished through a mixture of intelligence, ingenuity, the logical interpretation of evidence,
..... Click the link for more information. . The beginnings of the horror story lie in ancient folk literature, much of which is characterized by the supernatural as well as blood and gore. The Inquisitions of the Roman Catholic church, established to investigate heresy, often produced accusations of witchcraft, which contributed to the development of horror literature. Horace WalpoleWalpole, Horace or Horatio, 4th earl of Orford,
1717–97, English author; youngest son of Sir Robert Walpole.
..... Click the link for more information. 's Castle of Otranto (1765) and the subsequent Gothic romancesGothic romance,
type of novel that flourished in the late 18th and early 19th cent. in England. Gothic romances were mysteries, often involving the supernatural and heavily tinged with horror, and they were usually set against dark backgrounds of medieval ruins and haunted
..... Click the link for more information. of the late 18th and 19th cent. are among the earliest fully developed examples of modern horror. Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyShelley, Mary Wollstonecraft,
1797–1851, English author; daughter of William Godwin and Mary Wollstonecraft. In 1814 she fell in love with the poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, accompanied him abroad, and after the death of his first wife in 1816 married him.
..... Click the link for more information. 's Frankenstein (1818), which introduces the monster as a vehicle for horror, has been reinterpreted in film many times. The German author E. T. A. HoffmannHoffmann, Ernst Theodor Amadeus
, 1776–1822, German romantic novelist and composer, a lawyer. At one time an opera composer and musical director at Bamberg and a gifted music critic, he is most famous as a master of the gothic tale.
..... Click the link for more information. is noted for his stories of madness, grotesquerie, horror, and the supernatural. In the United States, Edgar Allan PoePoe, Edgar Allan,
1809–49, American poet, short-story writer, and critic, b. Boston. He is acknowledged today as one of the most brilliant and original writers in American literature.
..... Click the link for more information. wrote horror fiction in the short story form, including The Fall of the House of Usher (1839), The Tell-Tale Heart (1843), and The Cask of Amontillado (1846). Horror at first focused on outside evil forces; with the development of psychology, the unwanted or disturbing forces or desires often became internal, as in Robert Louis StevensonStevenson, Robert Louis,
1850–94, Scottish novelist, poet, and essayist, b. Edinburgh. Handicapped from youth by delicate health, he struggled all his life against tuberculosis. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1875, but he never practiced.
..... Click the link for more information. 's The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1886). Bram StokerStoker, Bram
(Abraham Stoker), 1847–1912, English novelist, b. Dublin, Ireland. He is best remembered as the author of Dracula (1897), a horror story recounting the activities of the vampire Count Dracula and those who oppose him.
..... Click the link for more information. 's Dracula (1897) recalls the evil doings of the vampire Count Dracula, and has been adapted for stage and screen numerous times. In the early 20th cent., such works as Joseph ConradConrad, Joseph,
1857–1924, English novelist, b. Berdichev, Russia (now Berdychiv, Ukraine), originally named Jósef Teodor Konrad Walecz Korzeniowski. Born of Polish parents, he is considered one of the greatest novelists and prose stylists in English literature.
..... Click the link for more information. 's Heart of Darkness (1902), W. W. JacobsJacobs, William Wymark,
1863–1943, English author. His humorous sea stories were first collected in Many Cargoes (1896). Of his several horror stories, the most famous is "The Monkey's Paw."
..... Click the link for more information. 's "The Monkey's Paw" (1902), Walter de la Marede la Mare, Walter
, 1873–1956, English poet and novelist. For many years he worked in the accounting department of the Anglo-American Oil Company. Much of his verse and prose shows delight in imaginative excursions into the shadowed world between the real and the unreal.
..... Click the link for more information. 's The Return (1910), and Guy Endore's Werewolf of Paris (1933) appeared. With the development of motion pictures, horror became a film genre as well; early horror films include The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920) and Nosferatu (1922) in Germany and The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923) and The Phantom of the Opera (1925) in the United States. The pulp magazine Weird Tales (1923–54) featured the stories of H. P. LovecraftLovecraft, H. P.
(Howard Phillips Lovecraft), 1890–1937, American writer, b. Providence, R.I. A master of Gothic horror, fantasy, and science fiction of a most rococo variety, he is particularly noted for his many nightmarish short stories.
..... Click the link for more information. , whose Cthulhu Mythos series (c.1915–35) includes some of his best-known tales of horror. The 1940s and 50s saw the rise of horror comics, which grew out of pulp magazines, but the formation of the Comics Code Authority (CCA; 1954) forced many publishers to emphasize suspense and mystery until the relaxation of the CCA in the 1970s. By the mid-20th cent., writers were combining science fiction and horror in short stories and novels, as in Ray BradburyBradbury, Ray (Raymond Douglas Bradbury)
, 1920–2012, American writer, b. Waukegan, Ill. A popular and prolific writer of science fiction who did much to bring the genre into the mainstream of literature, Bradbury skillfully combined social and technological criticism with
..... Click the link for more information. short stories in Dark Carnival (1947) and his novels The Martian Chronicles (1950) and Fahrenheit 451 (1953, films, 1966, 2018). Richard Matheson's The Shrinking Man (1956), Jack Finney's Body Snatchers (1955, film, 1956), and Rod Serling's television series The Twilight Zone (1959–64) reflect postwar and cold war unease. Shirley JacksonJackson, Shirley,
1916–65, American writer, b. San Francisco. She is best known for her stories and novels of horror and the occult, rendered more terrifying because they are set against realistic, everyday backgrounds and are related in the most matter-of-fact manner,
..... Click the link for more information. wrote numerous horror stories, including her harrowing short story "The Lottery" (1948) and her novels The Haunting of Hill House (1959) and We Have Always Lived in the Castle (1962). The late 20th and early 21st cent. saw the emergence of a new group of horror writers, including Ira Levin with Rosemary's Baby (1967, film 1968) and The Stepford Wives (1972, film 1975); James DickeyDickey, James,
1923–97, American poet and novelist, b. Atlanta. After serving in the air force during World War II, he attended Vanderbilt Univ., graduating in 1946. He was an English teacher and an advertising executive. Dickey's poetry has great energy.
..... Click the link for more information. with Deliverance (1970, film 1972); Jay Anson with The Amityville Horror (1977, film 1979); and Anne Rice with Interview with the Vampire (1976, film 1994) and a number of sequels. The most prominent contemporary writer of horror fiction is Stephen KingKing, Stephen,
1947–, American writer, b. Portland, Maine. Influenced by the 19th-century Gothic tradition, especially the works of Poe, King's fiction reveals the macabre and horrific potential of everyday situations and experiences.
..... Click the link for more information. , whose cinematic novels have often been translated into film, including Carrie (1974, film 1976), The Shining (1977, film 1980), Misery (1987, film 1990), Dolores Claiborne (1992, film 1995), and A Good Marriage (2010, film 2014). Horror webcomics and horror video games have also become popular in the 21st cent. HorrorAddamsCharles (1912— ) famed cartoonist of the macabre. [Am. Comics: NCE, 19]Bhairava(m), Bhairav (f) terrible forms of Shiva and spouse. [Hindu Myth.: Parrinder, 44]Black Death, theplague whose unprecedented mortality was incomprehensible to medieval mind. [Eur. Hist.: Bishop, 379–382]Bosch, Hieronymus(c. 1450–1516) paintings contain grotesque representations of evil and temptation. [Art Hist.: Osborne, 149]Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, Thethrilling horror story told by a madman. [Ger. Cinema: Halliwell, 119]Danse MacabreSaint-Saëns’ musical depiction of a dance of the dead. [Music Hist.: Thompson, 1906]Disasters of WarGoya’s violent protest against French occupation of Spain. [Art. Hist.: Osborne, 497]Dracula, Countvampire terrifies Transylvanian peasants and London circle. [Br. Lit.: Dracula]dragonworttraditional representation of horror. [Flower Symbolism: Jobes, 469]Exorcist, Thesupernatural horror story about a girl possessed by the devil (1974). [Am. Cinema: Halliwell, 247]Jawsbox office sensation about a killer shark (1975). [Am. Cinema: Halliwell, 380]mandraketraditional representation of horror. [Plant Symbol-ism: Flora Symbolica, 175]Phantom of the Opera, Thestory of an angry, disfigured composer who haunts the sewers beneath the Paris Opera House. [Am. Cinema: Halliwell, 562]Pit and the Pendulum, Thestudy in bone-chilling terror. [Am. Lit.: “The Pit and the Pendulum” in Portable Poe, 154–173]PsychoHitchcock’s classic horror film. [Am. Cinema: NCE, 1249]snakesfootindicates shocking occurrence. [Flower Symbolism: Flora Symbolica, 177]Tell-Tale Heart, Themad murderer dismembers victim, mistakes ticking watch for dead man’s heart, and confesses. [Am. Lit.: Poe The Tell-Tale Heart]horror
hor·ror (hor'ŏr), Dread; fear. [L.] horrorIntense fear, revulsion, or dread caused by seeing or hearing something that is terrifying, shocking, or perceived to be life-threatening to the individual or to others.AcronymsSeeHORhorror
Synonyms for horrornoun terrorSynonyms- terror
- fear
- alarm
- panic
- dread
- dismay
- awe
- fright
- apprehension
- consternation
- trepidation
noun hatredSynonyms- hatred
- disgust
- loathing
- aversion
- revulsion
- antipathy
- abomination
- abhorrence
- repugnance
- odium
- detestation
Antonyms- liking
- love
- delight
- approval
- attraction
- affinity
noun atrocitySynonyms- atrocity
- awfulness
- cruelty
- outrage
- ghastliness
- gruesomeness
- frightfulness
- savageness
noun rascalSynonyms- rascal
- terror
- devil
- monkey
- monster
- perisher
- scamp
- holy terror
Synonyms for horrornoun great agitation and anxiety caused by the expectation or the realization of dangerSynonyms- affright
- alarm
- apprehension
- dread
- fear
- fearfulness
- fright
- funk
- panic
- terror
- trepidation
- cold feet
noun extreme hostility and dislikeSynonyms- abhorrence
- abomination
- antipathy
- aversion
- detestation
- hate
- hatred
- loathing
- repellence
- repellency
- repugnance
- repugnancy
- repulsion
- revulsion
noun an object of extreme dislikeSynonyms- abhorrence
- abomination
- anathema
- aversion
- bête noire
- bugbear
- detestation
- execration
- hate
Synonyms for horrornoun intense and profound fearRelated Wordsnoun something that inspires dislikeRelated Wordsnoun intense aversionSynonyms- repugnance
- revulsion
- repulsion
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