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- [thril-er]
- /ˈθrɪl ər/
- /ˈθrɪl.ər/
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- [thril-er]
- /ˈθrɪl ər/
Definitions of thriller word
- noun thriller a person or thing that thrills. 1
- noun thriller an exciting, suspenseful play or story, especially a mystery story. 1
- noun thriller exciting movie 1
- noun thriller exciting book 1
- countable noun thriller A thriller is a book, film, or play that tells an exciting fictional story about something such as criminal activities or spying. 0
- noun thriller a book, film, play, etc, depicting crime, mystery, or espionage in an atmosphere of excitement and suspense 0
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Origin of thriller
First appearance:
before 1885 One of the 21% newest English words
1885-90; 1920-25 for def 2; thrill + -er1
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Parts of speech for Thriller
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
thriller popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% 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".
thriller usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for thriller
noun thriller
- abstruseness — hard to understand; recondite; esoteric: abstruse theories.
- brainteaser — an intellectually challenging puzzle, problem, game, etc.
- cliff-hanger — a melodramatic or adventure serial in which each installment ends in suspense in order to interest the reader or viewer in the next installment.
- cliffhanger — A cliffhanger is a situation or part of a play or film that is very exciting or frightening because you are left for a long time not knowing what will happen next.
- close shave — a narrow escape
Antonyms for thriller
noun thriller
- known — past participle of know1 .
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