Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [hawr-er, hor-]
- /ˈhɔr ər, ˈhɒr-/
- /ˈhɒrə(r)/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [hawr-er, hor-]
- /ˈhɔr ər, ˈhɒr-/
Definitions of horror word
- noun horror an overwhelming and painful feeling caused by something frightfully shocking, terrifying, or revolting; a shuddering fear: to shrink back from a mutilated corpse in horror. 1
- noun horror anything that causes such a feeling: killing, looting, and other horrors of war. 1
- noun horror such a feeling as a quality or condition: to have known the horror of slow starvation. 1
- noun horror a strong aversion; abhorrence: to have a horror of emotional outbursts. 1
- noun horror Informal. something considered bad or tasteless: That wallpaper is a horror. The party was a horror. 1
- noun horror horrors, Informal. delirium tremens. extreme depression. 1
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Origin of horror
First appearance:
before 1520 One of the 28% oldest English words
1520-30; < Latin horror, equivalent to horr- (stem of horrēre to bristle with fear; see horrendous) + -or -or1; replacing Middle English orrour < Anglo-French < Latin horrōr-, stem of horror
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Horror
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
horror popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
horror usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for horror
noun horror
- dismay — to break down the courage of completely, as by sudden danger or trouble; dishearten thoroughly; daunt: The surprise attack dismayed the enemy.
- consternation — Consternation is a feeling of anxiety or fear.
- fright — sudden and extreme fear; a sudden terror.
- apprehension — Apprehension is a feeling of fear that something bad may happen.
- dread — to fear greatly; be in extreme apprehension of: to dread death.
Antonyms for horror
noun horror
- happiness — the quality or state of being happy.
- calm — A calm person does not show or feel any worry, anger, or excitement.
- calmness — without rough motion; still or nearly still: a calm sea.
- liking — Usually, likes. the things a person likes: a long list of likes and dislikes.
- delight — Delight is a feeling of very great pleasure.
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