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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionaryhor·ror I \ˈhȯr-ər, ˈhär-\ noun ETYMOLOGY Middle English horrour, from Anglo-French *orur,from Latin horror action of bristling, from horrēre to bristle, shiver; akin to Sanskrit harṣate he is excited DATE 14th century1. a. painful and intense fear, dread, or dismay astonishment giving place to horror on the faces of the people about me — H. G. Wells b. intense aversion or repugnance2. a. the quality of inspiring horror : repulsive, horrible, or dismal quality or character contemplating the horror of their lives — Liam O'Flaherty b. something that inspires horror3. plural : a state of extreme depression or apprehension II adjective DATE 1936: calculated to inspire feelings of dread or horror : bloodcurdling a horror movieEnglish Etymologyhorror late 14c., from O.Frhttp://O.Fr. horreur, from L. horror "bristling, roughness, rudeness, shaking, trembling," from horrere "to bristle with fear, shudder," from PIE base *ghers- "to bristle" (cf. Skt.harsate "bristles," Avestan zarshayamna- "ruffling one's feathers," L. eris (gen.) "hedgehog," Welsh garw "rough"). As a genre in film, 1936. Chamber of horrors originally (1849) was a gallery of notorious criminals in Madame Tussaud's wax exhibition.Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7☞ horrorhor·ror / 5hCrE(r); NAmE 5hC:r-; 5hB:r- / noun1. [U] a feeling of great shock, fear or disgust 震惊；恐惧；厌恶: People watched in horror as the plane crashed to the ground. 人们惊恐地看着飞机坠落到地面上。 With a look of horror, he asked if the doctor thought he had cancer. 他惊恐失色地问医生是否认定他患了癌症。 The thought of being left alone filled her with horror. 想到被孤零零地留下,她就不寒而栗。 She recoiled in horror at the sight of an enormous spider. 看到一只巨大的蜘蛛,她吓得直退。 To his horror, he could feel himself starting to cry (= it upset him very much). 他很恐惧,感到自己都快哭了。 Her eyes were wide with horror. 她吓得目瞪口呆。 2. [sing.] ~ of sth / of doing sth a great fear or hatred of sth 对某事物的强烈畏惧(或憎恨): a horror of deep water 恐惧深水 Most people have a horror of speaking in public. 大多数人都十分害怕当众讲话。 3. [U] the ~ of sth the very unpleasant nature of sth, especially when it is shocking or frightening (某事物)令人厌恶的性质；(尤指)震惊性,恐怖性: The full horror of the accident was beginning to become clear. 这次悲惨事故的真相已开始逐渐清晰了。 In his dreams he relives the horror of the attack. 那次袭击的恐怖景象在他的梦中一再重现。 4. [C, usually pl.] a very unpleasant or frightening experience 极其不愉快的(或可怕的)经历: the horrors of war 战争的恐怖经历 5. [U] a type of book, film / movie, etc. that is designed to frighten people 恐怖故事(或电影等): In this section you'll find horror and science fiction. 你可以在这一部份找恐怖和科幻小说。 a horror film / movie 恐怖片/电影 ⇨ see also horror story (1) 6. [C] (BrE, informal) a child who behaves badly 调皮捣蛋的孩子: Her son is a little horror. 她的儿子是个小捣蛋鬼。 IDIOMS ▪ 7horror of 'horrors (BrE, humorous or ironic) used to emphasize how bad a situation is 极其糟糕: I stood up to speak and—horror of horrors—realized I had left my notes behind. 我站起来讲话,可是——老天爷呀——我发现自己忘了带讲稿。 ⇨ more at shock n. Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of EnglishOxford Collocations dictionary for students of Englishhorror noun 1 feeling of fear/shock ADJ. abject, absolute, utter The thought of working nights fills me with abject horror. | mock She raised her hands in mock horror when she saw my new haircut. VERB + HORROR feel, have She felt horror and pity at seeing Marcus so ill. She had a horror of pubs. | fill sb with The possibility of meeting him again filled me with horror. | overcome | recoil in Anna recoiled in horror as the snake approached. HORROR + NOUN film, story They were trying to scare each other with horror stories about going to the dentist. PREP. in ~ They watched in horror as the aircraft crashed to the ground. | to your ~ To his horror, he saw a dead body lying beside the road. | with ~ He realized with absolute horror that he no longer had the money. | ~ of I'm trying to overcome my horror of insects. PHRASES a look of horror, shock horror newspapers full of shock horror headlines 2 sth frightening/shocking ADJ. full He never experienced the full horrors of trench warfare. | ultimate I used to regard public speaking as the ultimate horror. VERB + HORROR commit, inflict, perpetrate He had witnessed horrors committed by the enemy. | experience, suffer | witnessMerriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Editionn. Function: noun 1 Synonyms: FEAR 1, alarm, consternation, dismay, dread, fright, panic, terror, trepidation, trepidity Related Words: distress, pain, shock, throe, wrench 2 Synonyms: ABOMINATION 2, abhorrence, aversion, detestation, hate, hatred, loathing, repugnance, repulsion, revulsionWebster's Third New International Dictionary, UnabridgedSearch result show the entry is found in: horror show , or horror story , or horror-struck , or horror vacuihor·rorI. \ˈhȯrə(r), ˈhär-\ noun(-s)Etymology: Middle English orrour, horrour, from Middle French orror, horror, horreur, from Latin horror action of trembling or shuddering, terror, horror, from horrēre to bristle, tremble, shudder + -or; akin to Old English gorst gorse, Greek chēr hedgehog, chersos dry land, mainland, Old Irish garb rough, Sanskrit harsate he becomes stiff, resists, shudders; basic meaning: stiffening1. a. : a painful emotion of intense fear, dread, or dismay :consternation < I saw astonishment giving place to horror on the faces of the people about me — H.G.Wells > < only to find to my horror that the dealer knew its value as well as I — H.J.Laski > b. : intense aversion or repugnance < shrank from the task with all the horror of a well-bred English gentleman — Virginia Woolf > < the Spanish horror of any taint of Moorish blood — A.H.Quinn >2. a. : the quality of inspiring horror : repulsive, horrible, or dismal quality or character < statements emphasizing the horror of this disclosure — Elmer Davis > < sat in silence … contemplating the horror of their lives — Liam O'Flaherty > b. : something (as an experience, event, or object) that inspires horror : something that is horrible < for him the reef was not a beautiful thing but a horror — Alan Moorehead > < I know that this Nazi horror has to be destroyed — Upton Sinclair > < made speeches, and hired lawyers, but was unable to avert the horror — Alva Johnston > c. horrors plural (1) : a state of extreme nervous depression or apprehension :blues, nerves < smells and … sounds which could give one the horrors — Marcia Davenport > < his nervous breakdowns, the attacks of the horrors he is known to have suffered from — V.S.Pritchett > < one of their best batsmen was in the horrors — Ray Robinson > (2) : delirium tremens < came home roaring drunk and that night had the horrors >Synonyms: see fearII. adjective: specializing in or marked by themes or incidents of extreme violence, cruelty, or weird or macabre quality : calculated to inspire feelings of dread or horror : bloodcurdling < some horror stories from the Old Testament — J.C.Swaim > < an Elizabethan horror play — Geoffrey Grigson > < has the strange fascination of a horror novel — Alfred Frankfurter > < horror comics >

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