Noun: horror hor-u(r) or hór-u(r) [N. Amer], hó-ru(r) [Brit]
- Intense and profound fear
"The horror on their faces as they watched the accident unfold was unforgettable"
- Something that inspires horror; something horrible
"the painting that others found so beautiful was a horror to him"
- Intense aversion
"The graphic violence in the film caused horror in many viewers";
- repugnance, repulsion, revulsion
Derived forms: horrors
Type of: disgust, fear, fearfulness, fright, thing
Encyclopedia: Horror