horror

hor·ror  (hôrr, hr-)

n.

1. An intense, painful feeling of repugnance and fear. See Synonyms at fear.

2. Intense dislike; abhorrence.

3. A cause of horror.

4. Informal Something unpleasant, ugly, or disagreeable: That hat is a horror.

5. horrors Informal Intense nervous depression or anxiety. Often used with the.

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[Middle English horrour, from Old French horreur, from Latin horror, from horrre, to tremble.]

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horror [ˈhɒrə]

n

1. extreme fear; terror; dread

2. intense loathing; hatred

3. (often plural) a thing or person causing fear, loathing, etc.

4. (modifier) having a frightening subject, esp a supernatural one a horror film

[from Latin: a trembling with fear; compare hirsute]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	horror - intense and profound fear             fear, fearfulness, fright - an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
	2.	horror - something that inspires dislike; something horrible; "the painting that others found so beautiful was a horror to him" thing - an entity that is not named specifically; "I couldn't tell what the thing was"
	3.	horror - intense aversion repugnance, revulsion, repulsion disgust - strong feelings of dislike

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horror

noun

1. terror, fear, alarm, panic, dread, dismay, awe, fright, apprehension, consternation, trepidation I felt numb with horror.

2. hatred, disgust, loathing, aversion, revulsion, antipathy, abomination, abhorrence, repugnance, odium, detestation his horror of death
hatred liking, love, delight, approval, attraction, affinity

3. atrocity, awfulness, cruelty, outrage, ghastliness, gruesomeness, frightfulness, savageness the horror of this most bloody of civil wars

4. (Informal) rascal, terror (informal), devil, monkey, monster, perisher (Brit. informal), scamp, holy terror (informal) They can be little horrors though, little children, can't they?

Quotations
"Where there is no imagination there is no horror" [Sir Arthur Conan Doyle A Study in Scarlet]
"Death holds no horrors. It is simply the ultimate horror of life" [Jean Giraudoux The Enchanted]
"The horror! The horror!" [Joseph Conrad Heart of Darkness]

Translations

horror [ˈhɒrəʳ]

A. N

1. (= terror, dread) → horror m, pavor m; (= loathing, hatred) → horror m
to have a horror of → tener horror a
to my horror I discovered I was locked out → descubrí con horror que me había dejado las llaves dentro
then, to my horror, it moved! → luego ¡qué susto!, se movió
the horrors of war → los horrores de la guerra
that gives me the horrors → eso me pone los pelos de punta
horrors! → ¡qué horror!

2. → diablo m
that child is a little horror → ese niño es un diablillo
you horror! → ¡bestia!

B. CPD horror film N → película f de terror

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horror [ˈhɒrə^r] n

(= terror) → horreur f
in horror → avec horreur
to my horror → à ma grande horreur
to have a horror of sth → avoir horreur de qch

(= ghastliness) → horreur f
the horrors of war → les horreurs de la guerre
horror film horror movie n → film m d'épouvante
horror story n → histoire f d'épouvante
horror-stricken [ˈhɒrə^rstrɪkən] adj → horrifié(e)
horror-struck adj → horrifié(e)
horror writer n → auteur m d'épouvante
hors d'œuvre [ˌɔː^rˈdɜːvrə] n → hors-d'œuvre m inv

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horror

n

→ Entsetzen nt, → Grauen nt; (= strong dislike) → Horror m (→ of vor +dat); to have a horror of something → einen Horror vor etw (dat) → haben; to have a horror of doing something → einen Horror davor haben, etw zu tun; he has a horror of growing old → er hat eine panische Angst vor dem Altwerden, ihm graut vor dem Altwerden; she shrank back in horror → sie fuhr entsetzt zurück; they watched in horror → sie sahen entsetzt zu; a scene of horror → ein Bild nt → des Grauens

usu pl (= horrifying thing, of war etc) → Schrecken m, → Gräuel m

(inf) to be a real horror → furchtbar sein (inf); you little horror! → du kleines Ungeheuer! (inf)

(inf usages) to have the horrors (in delirium tremens) → weiße Mäuse sehen (inf); horror of horrors (referring to an actual event) → oh Schreck (inf); if, horror of horrors, … → wenn, Gott behüte, …

attr → Horror-; horror film or movie (esp US) → Horrorfilm m; horror story → Horrorgeschichte f; most people have a horror story about holidays → fast jeder kann eine Horrorgeschichte aus dem Urlaub erzählen; horror scenario → Horrorszenario nt; horror trip (inf) → Horrortrip m

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horror [ˈhɒrəʳ] n (terror, dread) → spavento, terrore m; (loathing, hatred) → orrore m (fam) → peste f
he ran away in horror → è scappato terrorizzato
to have a horror of → avere il terrore di
that gives me the horrors (fam) → quello mi fa venire i brividi

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horror [ˈhɒrəʳ] n (terror, dread) → spavento, terrore m; (loathing, hatred) → orrore m (fam) → peste f
he ran away in horror → è scappato terrorizzato
to have a horror of → avere il terrore di
that gives me the horrors (fam) → quello mi fa venire i brividi

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horror

n horror [ˈhorə]

1 great fear or dislike She has a horror of spiders; She looked at me in horror. afsku رُعْب، هَلَع ужас hrůza skræk; rædsel; væmmelse das Entsetzen τρόμος, φρίκη horror hirm وحشت kauhu horreur אֵימָה डरावना groza, strava rettegés kengerian ógn, skelfing; hryllingur orrore 恐怖 공포 siaubas, pasibaisėjimas šausmas; riebums; pretīgums perasaan takut yang amat sangat afschuw skrekk, forferdelse, avsky wstręt, groza horror groază отвращение;ужас hrôza groza strah fasa, skräck, avsky ความหวาดกลัว dehşet, korku 極大恐懼，極端厭惡 жах; огида خوف اور بیزاری sự ghê sợ 极端厌恶

2 a disagreeable person or thing Her little boy is an absolute horror. monster شَخْصٌ مُتْعِب جدا грозотия postrach rædsel der Greuel τέρας horror, monstruo koletis تنفر hirviö monstre זְווָעָה भयानक užas rémség monster viðbjóður, hryllingur orrore ぞっとするもの 못 견디게 싫은 사람(것) siaubas briesmonis betul-betul nakal verschrikking redselsfull (person), avskyelig (ting) okropność horror monstru сущее наказание postrach groza užasna osoba fasa, skräck, odåga ความหวาดกลัว piç kurusu 令人厭惡的人或事 неприємна істота ناگوار شخص یا شے kẻ tinh quái 讨厌透顶的人或事

adj horrible

1 causing horror; dreadful a horrible sight. aaklig مُرْعِب، مُخيف ужасен hrůzný frygtelig; hæslig schrecklich φρικτός, τρομερός horrible, horroroso kohutav وحشتناك kauhistuttava horrible גוֹעַלִי भयंकर strahovit iszonyú mengerikan hryllilegur orribile 恐ろしい 무서운 siaubingas briesmīgs; šausmīgs mengerikan afschuwelijk, (af)schrikwekkend skrekkelig, fryktelig okropny, straszny horrível înfricoşător ужасающий hrozný strašen užasan fasansfull, fruktansvärd, hemsk น่าเกลียดน่ากลัว dehşet verici, korkunç 令人毛骨悚然的 страшний, жахливий دہشت انگیز kinh khủng 令人毛骨悚然的

2 unpleasant What a horrible day! aaklig فَظيع، مُزْعِج، مُتْعِب отвратителен strašný rædselsfuld schrecklich απαίσιος horrible vastik ناگوار hirveä affreux נוֹרָא भयंकर अनाकर्षक grozan, neugodan szörnyű tidak menyenangkan hræðilegur orribile いやな 몹시 불쾌한 siaubingas pretīgs teruk vreselijk grufull, fæl, redselsfull straszny, nieprzyjemny horrível îngrozitor ужасный strašný grozen grozan förskräcklig, förfärlig, ryslig น่าเกลียดน่ากลัว berbat, iğrenç 令人討厭的 бридкий ناپسندیدہ khó chịu 极讨厌的

n horribleness

aakligheid فَظاعَه، رُعْب، هَلَع отвратителност hrůzostrašnost rædselsfuldhed die Schrecklichkeit φρίκη calidad de horrible õudus ناگواري kauheus caractère horrible אֵימָה भयावहता strahota szörnyűség, iszonyat sifat mengerikan hryllingur, skelfing mostruosità 恐ろしさ 공포 siaubingumas šausmīgums; pretīgums kedahsyatan afschuwwekkendheid, afschrikwekkendheid grufullhet okropieństwo horror caracter îngrozitor ужас hrôzostrašnosť grozota grozota förskräcklighet ความน่าเกลียดน่ากลัว dehşet vericilik, korkunçluk 可怕 жах ہولناکی sự kinh khủng; sự đáng ghét 可怕

adv horribly

verskriklik بِصورَة فَظيعَه أو مُرْعِبَه отвратително hrozně frygteligt; hæsligt; rædselsfuldt schrecklich τρομερά, φρικτά horriblemente õudusttekitavalt بطور وحشتناك kauhistuttavasti horriblement בְּאוֹפֶן מַחֲרִיד भयंकर रूप से grozno, strašno iszonyúan secara mengerikan hryllilega, hræðilega orribilmente 恐ろしく 무시무시하게 siaubingai šausmīgi; pretīgi dalam keadaan yang menggerunkan afschuwelijk, (af)schrikwekkend skrekkelig, redselsfullt, grufullt okropnie, strasznie horrivelmente îngrozitor ужасно hrozne strašno grozno fasansfullt, förskräckligt อย่างน่าเกลียดน่ากลัว korkunç/iğrenç bir şekilde 可怕地 жахливо بری طرح سے kinh khủng; khủng khiếp 可怕地

adj horrid [-rid]

1 unpleasant That was a horrid thing to say. aaklig فَظيع، رَديء противен hrozný rædselsfuld schrecklich απαίσιος horroroso, horrible; odioso vastik زشت inhottava affreux נוֹרָא, אָיוֹם जघन्य grozan szörnyű tidak menyenangkan hræðilegur; andstyggilegur orrendo, orribile いやな 몹시 불쾌한 baisus riebīgs teruk abject vemmelig, ekkel, gyselig straszny, okropny feio urât отвратительный hrozný grozljiv grozan nedrig, hemsk น่ากลัว iğrenç, çirkin 令人討厭的 неприємний, відразливий ناخوشگوار khó chịu 令人讨厌的

2 dreadful a horrid shriek. afgryslik مُرَوِّع ، مُرْعِب ужасен strašlivý frygtelig schrecklich φρικτός,τρομακτικός horroroso, horrible hirmus ترسناك kamala horrible נוֹרָא भयानक jezovit borzasztó mengerikan hræðilegur orribile おぞましい 무시무시한 baisus šausmīgs; briesmīgs amat menakutkan vreselijk reddsom, fæl straszny, przeraźliwy horrendo înfricoşător ужасный strašný grozen užasavajući hemsk, otäck น่ากลัว korkunç 可怕的 жахливий خوفناک، kinh khủng; dễ sợ 可怕的

adj horrific [həˈrifik]

terrible; terrifying a horrific accident; a horrific journey. afskuwelik مُفْزِع، مُرْعِب ужасяващ grufuld; forfærdelig entsetzlich φοβερός horroroso, horrible, terrible õudne هولناك kauhistuttava terrifiant מַחֲרִיד रोमांचकारी koji užasava, jezovit rettentő mengerikan ógnvekjandi orribile, raccapricciante 恐ろしい 끔찍한 šiurpus, baisingas šaušalīgs dahsyat schrikaanjagend gruoppvekkende straszliwy, okropny horrendo groaz­nic ужасающий strašen užasan fasaväckande, hårresande น่ากลัว korkunç, tüyler ürpertici 可怕的，恐佈的 страхітливий خوفناک khủng khiếp; ghê sợ 极其可怕的

v horrify [-fai]

to shock greatly Mrs Smith was horrified to find that her son had a tattooed chest. met afsku vervul, skok يُفْزِع، يُرْعِب ужасявам zděsit forfærde; chokere entsetzen σοκάρω horrorizar; escandalizar kohutama وحشت زده كردن kauhistua horrifier לְהַחֲרִיד आतंकित करना užasnuti, zaprepastiti megdöbbent mengejutkan, terkejut hræða, skelfa inorridire, sconvolgere ぞっとさせる 오싹하게 하다 (kam) sukelti siaubą, pritrenkti šausmināt; pārbiedēt gerun shockeren, schrik aanjagen fylle med redsel, forferde gorszyć, przerażać escandalizar a îngrozi ужасать(ся) zhroziť (sa) zgroziti užasavati slå med fasa, förfära ทำให้หวาดกลัว dehşet vermek, şoke etmek 使驚駭 викликати жах, жахати ڈرانا، دہشت زدہ کرنا làm khiếp sợ; làm khó chịu 使惊骇

adj horrifying

angswekkend مُفْزِع، مُرْعِب ужасяващ děsivý forfærdende; chokerende entsetzend φρικτός horroroso, horrendo jubedusttekitav هولناك kauhistuttava horrifiant מַחֲרִיד भयानक užasavajuci megdöbbentő mengerikan skelfilegur orribile 恐ろしい 무서운 keliantis siaubą šausminošs menggerunkan schrikaanjagend forferdende, gruoppvekkende przerażający horrendo îngrozitor приводящий в ужас desivý grozo zbujajoč užasavajući skräckinjagande, fasaväckande ทำให้ตกใจ ürkütücü, dehşet verici 恐怖的 шокуючий دہشت انگیز kinh hãi; kinh hoàng 恐怖的

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horror → فَزَع hrůza rædsel Entsetzen φρίκη horror kauhu horreur strava orrore 恐怖 공포 verschrikking redsel przerażenie horror ужас fasa ความเลวร้ายมาก dehşet sự ghê rợn 恐怖