horror

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Related terms 1.3.3 Synonyms 1.3.4 Translations 1.4 External links 2 Portuguese 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Etymology 2.3 Noun 2.3.1 Synonyms 2.3.2 Related terms 3 Spanish 3.1 Pronunciation 3.2 Etymology 3.3 Noun 3.3.1 Synonyms 3.3.2 Related terms

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Latin horror (“‘a bristling, a shaking, trembling as with cold or fear, terror’”) < horrere (“‘to bristle, shake, be terrified’”).

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• Rhymes: -ɒrə(r)

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horror (plural horrors)

1. An intense painful emotion of fear or repugnance.
2. An intense dislike or aversion; an abhorrence.
3. A literary genre, generally of a gothic character.
4. (The horrors, informal) An intense anxiety or a nervous depression.

[edit] Derived terms

• horror movie
• psychological horror
• survival horror

[edit] Related terms

• horrible
• horrid
• horrific
• horrify
• horrendous

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• nightmare

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[edit] External links

• horror in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• horror in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• horror at OneLook® Dictionary Search

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[edit] Portuguese

[edit] Pronunciation

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• IPA: /ɔˈroɾ/

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Latin horror, horroris

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horror m.

1. horror

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• temor
• terror

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• horrendo
• hórrido
• horrífero
• horrífico
• horripilar
• horrível
• horrorizar
• horroroso

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[edit] Spanish

[edit] Pronunciation

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• IPA: /oˈroɾ/

[edit] Etymology

Latin horror, horroris

[edit] Noun

horror m. (plural horrores)

1. horror

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• miedo
• temor
• terror

[edit] Related terms

• horrible
• horrífico
• horripilante
• horrorizar
• horroroso
• horrendo