Definitions for horrorˈhɔr ər, ˈhɒr-

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. horror(noun)

    intense and profound fear

  2. horror(noun)

    something that inspires dislike; something horrible


  3. repugnance, repulsion, revulsion, horror(noun)

    intense aversion


  1. horror(Noun)

    An intense painful emotion of fear or repugnance.

  2. horror(Noun)

    An intense dislike or aversion; an abhorrence.

  3. horror(Noun)

    A literary genre, generally of a gothic character.

  4. horror(Noun)

    (The horrors, informal) An intense anxiety or a nervous depression.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Horror(noun)

    a bristling up; a rising into roughness; tumultuous movement

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  4. Horror(noun)

    that which excites horror or dread, or is horrible; gloom; dreariness

  5. Origin: [Formerly written horrour.]


  1. Horror

    Horror is a film genre seeking to elicit a negative emotional reaction from viewers by playing on the audience's primal fears. Horror films often feature scenes that startle the viewer; the macabre and the supernatural are frequent themes. Thus they may overlap with the fantasy, supernatural, and thriller genres. Horror films often deal with the viewer's nightmares, hidden fears, revulsions and terror of the unknown. Plots within the horror genre often involve the intrusion of an evil force, event, or personage, commonly of supernatural origin, into the everyday world. Prevalent elements include ghosts, aliens, vampires, werewolves, demons, vicious animals, monsters, zombies, cannibals, and serial killers. Conversely, movies about the supernatural are not necessarily always horrific.

British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'horror' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4278

  2. Nouns Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'horror' in Nouns Frequency: #1543

Sample Sentences & Example Usage

  1. French President Francois Hollande:

    It is horror, a state of emergency will be declared.

  2. Hal Buell:

    The horror of war, that photo will always be a symbol of that concept.

  3. Mehmet Murat ildan:

    Why pay money for the horror movies? Just go to a street without trees!

  4. Alisha Armstrong:

    This was something that you see and hear in horror movies. This is a nightmare.

  5. Donna Davis:

    It was like out of a horror movie, i still see that little girl's face in my mind.

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