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Synonyms for horror
ˈhɔr ər, ˈhɒr-hor·ror
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Wiktionary
horrornoun
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nightmarehorrornoun
An intense painful emotion of fear or repugnance.
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nightmarehorrornoun
An intense dislike or aversion; an abhorrence.
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nightmarehorrornoun
A literary genre, generally of a gothic character.
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nightmarehorrornoun
(The horrors, informal) An intense anxiety or a nervous depression.
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nightmare
English Synonyms and Antonyms
horror
Abomination (from the Latin ab omen, a thing of ill omen) was originally applied to anything held in religious or ceremonial aversion or abhorrence; as, "The things which are highly esteemed among men are abomination in the sight of God." Luke xvi, 15. The word is oftener applied to the object of such aversion or abhorrence than to the state of mind that so regards it; in common use abomination signifies something very much disliked or loathed, or that deserves to be. Choice food may be an object of aversion and disgust to a sick person; vile food would be an abomination. A toad is to many an object of disgust; a foul sewer is an abomination. As applied to crimes, abomination is used of such as are especially brutal, shameful, or revolting; theft is an offense; infanticide is an abomination.
Synonyms:
abhorrence, abomination, abuse, annoyance, aversion, crime, curse, detestation, disgust, evil, execration, hatred, iniquity, nuisance, offense, plague, shame, villainy, wickednessAntonyms:
affection, appreciation, approval, benefit, blessing, delight, desire, enjoyment, esteem, esteem, gratification, joy, satisfaction, treat
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
horror
Synonyms:
fear, dread, shrinking, loathing, detestation, awe, dismay, fright, terror, excessive fearAntonyms:
love, attraction, allurement, enticement
Princeton's WordNet
horrornoun
intense and profound fear
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repulsion, repugnance, revulsionhorrornoun
something that inspires dislike; something horrible
"the painting that others found so beautiful was a horror to him"
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repulsion, repugnance, revulsionrepugnance, repulsion, revulsion, horrornoun
intense aversion
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repulsive force, inconsistency, repugnance, revulsion, incompatibility, standoff, repulsion, mutual exclusiveness
Dictionary of English Synonymes
horrornoun
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fright, affright, alarm, fear, dread, awe, terror, dismay, consternation, panichorrornoun
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abomination, abhorrence, detestation, disgust, loathing, hatred, antipathyhorrornoun
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(Med.) shuddering, horripilation
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
horrornoun
Synonyms:
abhorrence, dread, consternation, detestation
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "horror":
terror, abhorrence, scary, monstrosity, dismay, dread, revulsion, disgust, ugliness, awful, abomination, horrible, fear, panic, shock
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#2010 | crime | |
#2225 | abuse | |
#2824 | fear | |
#3009 | evil | |
#4260 | horror | |
#4602 | shock | |
#5421 | terror | |
#7144 | offense | |
#8184 | shame | |
#8550 | panic | |
#8709 | horrible | |
#9392 | scary | |
#9775 | awful | |
#9776 | nightmare | |
#11618 | curse | |
#13325 | hatred | |
#15784 | plague | |
#16386 | awe | |
#18349 | nuisance | |
#19676 | dread | |
#21238 | shrinking | |
#25838 | inconsistency | |
#28022 | annoyance | |
#28532 | disgust | |
#29456 | aversion | |
#29576 | fright | |
#31131 | standoff | |
#31846 | loathing | |
#33345 | dismay | |
#34286 | incompatibility | |
#39121 | wickedness | |
#40660 | iniquity | |
#45160 | abomination | |
#53901 | repulsion | |
#59093 | ugliness | |
#67348 | revulsion | |
#76302 | monstrosity | |
#88817 | villainy | |
#103154 | abhorrence | |
#143011 | repugnance | |
#206995 | detestation | |
#326654 | execration |
How to use horror in a sentence?
El Pasoans want action and Congress has the power to end this horror.
My husband and I were watching' Horror Story' and I didn't have any idea what the show would be about, the piece of coral Jennifer Andresen saw freaked me out so badly that I had to tell my husband. Up to now, I've kept it to myself because it seemed so silly, so odd.
I can't talk about Hollywood. It was a horror to me when I was there and it's a horror to look back on. I can't imagine how I did it. When I got away from it I couldn't even refer to the place by name. Out there, I called it.
I knocked on several neighbors' doors, no answer, i run to the exit, open the doors that lead to the outside stairwell and saw the devastation. The beachside of Champlain had collapsed, pancaked. I screamed in horror.
Alice Sebold, The Lovely Bones:
Horror on earth is real and it is every day. It is like a flower or like the sun; it cannot be contained.
Translations for horror
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- رعبArabic
- страх, жахBelarusian
- Grauen, Angst, Furcht, HorrorGerman
- φρίκηGreek
- hororoEsperanto
- horrorSpanish
- وحشتPersian
- täpinät, kauhukirjallisuus, kauhu, inho, kammoFinnish
- aversion, dégoût, effroi, horreurFrench
- uafásIrish
- kengerianIndonesian
- 恐れ, 恐怖, ホラーJapanese
- 무서움, 두려움, 공포Korean
- horrorLatin
- HorrorPortuguese
- отвраще́ние, ужа́стик, омерзе́ние, у́жас, страх, хо́ррор, боя́зньRussian
- страх, жахUkrainian
- ghê rợn, khiếpVietnamese
- 恐怖Chinese
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