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chamber of horrors

cham·ber of hor·ror
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [cheym-ber uhv, ov hawr-er, hor-]
    • /ˈtʃeɪm bər ʌv, ɒv ˈhɔr ər, ˈhɒr-/
    • /ˈtʃeɪmbə(r) əv ˈhɒ.rəz/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [cheym-ber uhv, ov hawr-er, hor-]
    • /ˈtʃeɪm bər ʌv, ɒv ˈhɔr ər, ˈhɒr-/

Definitions of chamber of horrors words

  • noun chamber of horrors a room, for example in a waxworks, containing objects, images or representations of people or scenes that are believed likely to frighten or horrify visitors 3
  • noun chamber of horrors a place for the exhibition of gruesome or horrible objects. 1
  • noun chamber of horrors a group of such objects, as instruments of torture or murder. 1
  • noun chamber of horrors any collection of things or ideas that inspire horror. 1
See all 4 definitions of chamber of horrors

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Origin of chamber of horrors

First appearance:

before 1840
One of the 33% newest English words
First recorded in 1840-50

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Parts of speech for Chamber of horrors

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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chamber of horrors popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data about 74% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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