/ˈhɒrə/
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Translation
A very strong feeling of fear and shock, or a film or story made to frighten you.
Word origin
From Latin horror, a trembling or shudder, from horrere meaning to bristle with fear.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- horrere
- English cognates
- horrible, horrify
Grammar
Gender
Pluralhorrors
Examples
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"In horror" describes reacting with great fear and shock.
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Here "horror" names a kind of film made to frighten people.
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"To my horror" introduces something terrible that you saw or learned.
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