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- [hawr-er, hor-]
- /ˈhɔr ər, ˈhɒr-/
- /ˈhɒ.rəz/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [hawr-er, hor-]
- /ˈhɔr ər, ˈhɒr-/
Definitions of horrors word
- noun horrors 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 horrors anything that causes such a feeling: killing, looting, and other horrors of war. 1
- noun horrors such a feeling as a quality or condition: to have known the horror of slow starvation. 1
- noun horrors a strong aversion; abhorrence: to have a horror of emotional outbursts. 1
- noun horrors Informal. something considered bad or tasteless: That wallpaper is a horror. The party was a horror. 1
- noun horrors horrors, Informal. delirium tremens. extreme depression. 1
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Origin of horrors
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
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Parts of speech for Horrors
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adjective
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preposition
conjunction
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horrors 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".
horrors usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for horrors
noun horrors
- dts — the, delirium tremens.
- dt's — the, delirium tremens.
- delirium tremens — a severe psychotic condition occurring in some persons with chronic alcoholism, characterized by delirium, tremor, anxiety, and vivid hallucinations
- pink elephants — a facetious name applied to hallucinations caused by drunkenness
- jimjams — extreme nervousness; jitters.
Antonyms for horrors
noun horrors
- delights — Plural form of delight.
- calms — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of calm.
- confidences — Plural form of confidence.
- encouragements — Plural form of encouragement.
- likes — Digital Technology. (sometimes initial capital letter) noting or pertaining to a feature used to like specific website content: a Like button; like boxes.
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