horror
The noun horror means intense fear, so you can use it when you describe the horror you felt when you dreamed you were flying on a bumpy airplane with a bunch of clowns.
Horror is a powerful word that refers to a powerful feeling, either of terror, disgust, or shock. You might reel back from the horror of a smelly locker room, or gasp in horror at a gory scene in a movie. Horror can also be used to describe the genre of film that might make you gasp: a horror movie. The Latin word horror means "bristling, roughness, rudeness, shaking, or trembling."
Definitions of horror
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intense and profound fear
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type of:
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fear, fearfulness, fright
an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
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fear, fearfulness, fright
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intense aversion
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synonyms:
repugnance, repulsion, revulsion
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disgust
strong feelings of dislike
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disgust
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something that inspires dislike; something horrible
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a genre of fiction that evokes suspense and feelings of fear
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fiction
a literary work based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact
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fiction
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