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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.]horrors (ˈhɒrəz) pl n1. slang a fit of depression or anxiety2. (Psychiatry) informal See delirium tremensinterjan expression of dismay, sometimes facetioushorrors
horrorsslang 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: horrorhorrors1. 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: horrorEncyclopediaSeehorror |