horror

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♦ hor|ror /h'ɒrər, AM h'ɔːr-/ (horrors)
1 [N-UNCOUNT]
Horror is a feeling of great shock, fear, and worry caused by something extremely unpleasant.
As I watched in horror the boat began to power away from me.
= terror
2 [N-SING] N of n
If you have a horror of something, you are afraid of it or dislike it very much.
...his horror of death.
3 [N-SING] oft N of n
The horror of something, especially something that hurts people, is its very great unpleasantness.
...the horror of this most bloody of civil wars.
4 [N-COUNT] usu pl
You can refer to extremely unpleasant or frightening experiences as horrors.
Can you possibly imagine all the horrors we have undergone since I last wrote you?
5 [ADJ] ADJ n
A horror film or story is intended to be very frightening.
...a psychological horror film.
6 [ADJ] ADJ n
You can refer to an account of a very unpleasant experience or event as a horror story.
...a horror story about lost luggage while flying.shock hor|ror
1 [ADJ] ADJ n
A shock horror story is presented in a way that is intended to cause great shock or anger. (INFORMAL)
The media is full of shock-horror headlines about under-age crime.
= sensational
2 [EXCLAM]
You can say shock horror! in reaction to something that other people may find shocking or surprising, to indicate that you do not find it shocking or surprising at all. (HUMOROUS, INFORMAL)
I felt intellectually superior despite-shock horror-my lack of qualifications.

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