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Noun [English]
IPA: /ËhÉÉš.É/ [New-England, Received-Pronunciation], /ËhÉÉš.É/ [Canada, General-American], /ËhÉÉš.É/ [New-York-City, Philadelphia], /ËhÉÉ/ (note: some accents)
Audio: en-us-horror.ogg âśď¸ [US]
Forms: horrors [plural]
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(countable, uncountable) An intense distressing emotion of fear or repugnance.
Tags: countable, uncountable
Categories (topical): Fear
Translations (intense distressing fear or repugnance): tmerr [masculine] (Albanian), ŘąŮŘšŮب (ruĘb) [masculine] (Arabic), ŘŽŮŮŮŮ (Ḿawf) [masculine] (Arabic), Ő˝ŐĄÖŐ˝ŐĄÖ (sarsapĘż) (Armenian), ŐĄŐ° (ah) (Armenian), vahimÉ (Azerbaijani), dÉhĹÉt (Azerbaijani), МаŃ
(Ĺžax) [masculine] (Belarusian), ŃŃŃĐ°Ń
(strax) [masculine] (Belarusian), ŕŚŕŚŻŕŚź (bhoáş) (Bengali), ŃĚĐśĐ°Ń (úŞas) [masculine] (Bulgarian), ŃŃŃĐ°Ń
(strah) [masculine] (Bulgarian), horror [masculine] (Catalan), ćć (kÇngbĂš) (Chinese Mandarin), ććź (Chinese Mandarin), ćć§ (kÇngjĂš) (Chinese Mandarin), hrĹŻza [feminine] (Czech), gru (Danish), rĂŚdsel (Danish), gruwel [masculine] (Dutch), Ăľudus (Estonian), kauhu (Finnish), kammo (Finnish), hirveys (Finnish), horreur [masculine] (French), effroi [masculine] (French), horror [masculine] (Galician), áĄáá¨ááááááá (saĹĄineleba) (Georgian), Angst [feminine] (German), Furcht [feminine] (German), Horror [masculine] (German), Grauen [neuter] (German), Greuel [masculine] (German), đżđđđšđťđźđ´đš (usfilmei) [feminine] (Gothic), ĎĎĎÎźÎżĎ (trĂłmos) [masculine] (Greek), ×Öľ××Ö¸× (ĂŠima) [feminine] (Hebrew), ऌचजत (dahĹat) [feminine] (Hindi), ŕ¤ŕ¤¤ŕ¤ŕ¤ (Ätaáš
k) [masculine] (Hindi), ŕ¤ŕ¤Ż (bhay) [masculine] (Hindi), borzalom (Hungarian), Ăłgn [feminine] (Icelandic), horor (Indonesian), uafĂĄs [masculine] (Irish), orrore [masculine] (Italian), ćć (kyĹfu) (alt: ăăăăľ) (Japanese), ćă (osore) (alt: ăăă) (Japanese), ŇĐžŃŇŃĐ˝ŃŃ (qorqynyĹ) (Kazakh), áááááśáááááá (pheirÄÉĘźviÉrÉm) (Khmer), ęłľíŹ (gongpo) (alt: ćć) (Korean), 돴ěě (museoum) (Korean), ëë ¤ě (duryeoum) (Korean), кОŃĐşŃĐ˝ŃŃ (korkunuc) (Kyrgyz), horror [masculine] (Latin), ĹĄausmas [feminine] (Latvian), siaubas (Lithuanian), ĹĄiurpas (Lithuanian), ŃĚĐśĐ°Ń (úŞas) [masculine] (Macedonian), ŃŃŃав (strav) [masculine] (Macedonian), аКПŃиг (ajmĹĄig) (Mongolian), gru [feminine] (Norwegian BokmĂĽl), redsel [masculine] (Norwegian BokmĂĽl), orror (Occitan), Ĺga [masculine] (Old English), ŘŻŮŘ´ŘŞ (dahĹĄat) [masculine] (Pashto), ŮŘŘ´ŘŞ (vahĹĄat) (Persian), ŘŻŮŘ´ŘŞ (dahĹĄat) (Persian), Grul [feminine] (Plautdietsch), groza [feminine] (Polish), strach [masculine] (Polish), horror [masculine] (Portuguese), groazÄ [feminine] (Romanian), oroare [feminine] (Romanian), spaimÄ [feminine] (Romanian), ŃĚĐśĐ°Ń (úŞas) [masculine] (Russian), ŃŃŃĐ°Ń
(strax) [masculine] (Russian), йОŃĚĐˇĐ˝Ń (bojĂĄznĘš) [feminine] (Russian), ŕ¤ŕĽŕ¤° (ghora) [masculine] (Sanskrit), ŃĚМаĚŃ [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), ČĹžÄs [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), hrĂ´za [feminine] (Slovak), groza [feminine] (Slovene), horror [masculine] (Spanish), skräck [common-gender] (Swedish), fruktan [common-gender] (Swedish), fasa [common-gender] (Swedish), Đ´Đ°ŇłŃĐ°Ń (dahĹĄat) (Tajik), ваҳŃĐ°Đł (vahĹĄag) (Tajik), Đ´ÓŇťŃÓŃ (dähĹät) (Tatar), ĐşŃŃĐşŃĐ˝ŃŃ (qurkÄąnĹç) (Tatar), empelĂąe (Tocharian B), korku (Turkish), dehĹet (Turkish), elhençlik (Turkmen), МаŃ
(Ĺžax) [masculine] (Ukrainian), ŃŃŃĐ°Ń
(strax) [masculine] (Ukrainian), ŘŻŰŘ´ŘŞ (dahĹat) [feminine] (Urdu), ŮŮŘąŮŰŮÚ (qorqunch) (Uyghur), qoĘťrquv (Uzbek), dahshat (Uzbek), sáťą khiáşżp (Vietnamese), sáťą ghĂŞ rᝣn (Vietnamese)
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(countable, uncountable) Something horrible; that which excites horror.
Tags: countable, uncountable
Categories (topical): Fear
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(countable, uncountable) Intense dislike or aversion; an abhorrence.
Tags: countable, uncountable
Categories (topical): Fear
Translations (intense dislike or aversion): ĐžŃвŃĐ°ŃĐľĚнио (otvraĹĄtĂŠnie) [neuter] (Bulgarian), kammo (Finnish), inho (Finnish), dĂŠgoĂťt (French), aversion (French), ĐžŃвŃĐ°ŃĐľĚнио (otvraĹĄÄĂŠnije) [neuter] (Russian), ОПоŃСоĚнио (omerzĂŠnije) [neuter] (Russian)
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(uncountable) A genre of fiction designed to evoke a feeling of fear and suspense.
Tags: uncountable
Categories (topical): Horror, Fear, Genres, Horror, Literary genres
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(countable) An individual work in this genre.
Tags: countable
Translations (literary genre): МаŃ
(Ĺžax) [masculine] (Belarusian), ŃĚМаŃи (úŞasi) [masculine, plural] (Bulgarian), terror (Catalan), ćć (kÇngbĂš) (Chinese Mandarin), horor (Czech), kauhu (Finnish), kauhukirjallisuus (Finnish), Horror [masculine] (German), ăăŠăź (horÄ) (Japanese), í¸ëŹ (horeo) (Korean), ęłľíŹ (gongpo) (alt: ćć) (Korean), ŃĚМаŃи (úŞasi) [masculine, plural] (Macedonian), Ń
ĐžĚŃĐžŃ (hĂłror) [masculine] (Macedonian), horror [masculine] (Portuguese), ŃĚĐśĐ°Ń (úŞas) [masculine] (Russian), ŃМаĚŃŃик (uŞåstik) [colloquial, masculine] (Russian), Ń
ĐžĚŃŃĐžŃ (xĂłrror) [masculine, neologism] (Russian), skräck [common-gender] (Swedish), МаŃ
(Ĺžax) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
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(countable, colloquial) A nasty or ill-behaved person; a rascal or terror.
Tags: colloquial, countable
Categories (topical): Fear
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(informal) An intense anxiety or a nervous depression; often the horrors.
Tags: countable, informal, uncountable
Categories (topical): Fear
Translations (informal: intense anxiety): täpinät [plural] (Finnish)
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(in the plural, informal) Delirium tremens.
Tags: countable, in-plural, informal, uncountable
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Synonyms: nightmare, horrour (english: hypercorrect spelling or archaic) [UK]
Hypernyms: speculative fiction
Related terms: horrendous, horrible, horrid, horrific, horrifical, horrification, horrify
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Noun [Galician]
IPA: [ÉËroÉž]
Forms: horrores [plural]
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horror
Tags: masculine
Synonyms: espanto, pavor, terror
Related terms: horrorizar, horroroso
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Noun [Hungarian]
IPA: [ËhorËor]
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horror
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Noun [Latin]
IPA: /Ëhor.ror/ [Classical], [ËhÉrËÉr] [Classical], /Ëor.ror/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [ËÉrËor] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
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bristling (standing on end)
Tags: declension-3, masculine
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shaking, shivering, chill
Tags: declension-3, masculine
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dread, terror, horror
Tags: declension-3, masculine
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Related terms: horrendus, horridus, horribilis, horrificus
Noun [Old French]
Forms: horror oblique singular or [canonical, feminine], horrors [oblique, plural], horror [nominative, singular], horrors [nominative, plural]
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horror or terror
Synonyms: horrour, horrur
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Noun [Polish]
IPA: /ËxÉr.rÉr/
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(colloquial) horror (something horrible; that which excites horror)
Tags: colloquial, inanimate, masculine
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horror movie
Tags: inanimate, masculine
Synonyms: film grozy
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horror (literary genre)
Tags: inanimate, masculine
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Noun [Portuguese]
IPA: /oËĘoĘ/ [Brazil], [oËhoh] [Brazil], /oËĘoĘ/ [Brazil], [oËhoh] [Brazil], /oËĘoÉž/ [SĂŁo-Paulo], [oËhoÉž] [SĂŁo-Paulo], /oËĘoĘ/ [Rio-de-Janeiro], [oËĎoĎ] [Rio-de-Janeiro], /oËĘoÉť/ [Southern-Brazil], [oËhoÉť] [Southern-Brazil], /ÉËĘoÉž/ [Portugal]
Forms: horrores [plural]
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horror
Tags: masculine
Synonyms: temor, terror
Related terms: horrendo, hĂłrrido, horrĂfero, horrĂfico, horripilar, horrĂvel, horrorizar, horroroso
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Adjective [Romanian]
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horror
Tags: feminine, indeclinable, masculine, neuter
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Noun [Romanian]
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horror
Tags: neuter
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Noun [Spanish]
IPA: /oËroÉž/, [oËroÉž]
Forms: horrores [plural]
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horror; terror
Wikipedia link: Diccionario crĂtico etimolĂłgico castellano e hispĂĄnico
Tags: masculine
Synonyms: miedo, temor, terror
Derived forms: horror al vacĂo
Related terms: horrendo, horrible, hĂłrrido, horrĂfico, horripilante, horrorizar, horroroso
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Inflected forms
horrores (Noun) [Portuguese] plural of horror
horrores (Noun) [Spanish] plural of horror
horrors (Noun) [English] plural of horror
horrore (Noun) [Latin] ablative singular of horror
horroribus (Noun) [Latin] dative/ablative plural of horror
horrorem (Noun) [Latin] accusative singular of horror
horroris (Noun) [Latin] genitive singular of horror
horrori (Noun) [Latin] dative singular of horror
horrorum (Noun) [Latin] genitive plural of horror
horrores (Noun) [Latin] nominative/accusative/vocative plural of horror
Alternative forms
horrour (Noun) [Old French] Alternative form of horror
horrour (Noun) [English] Misspelling of horror.
horrour (Noun) [English] Obsolete form of horror.
horrow (Noun) [English] Alternative form of horror
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