Question 1 · Quick check
horror
CEFRB1
/ˈhɒɹ.ə/
noun
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In plain English
- 01
noun
A strong feeling of fear, shock, or disgust.
- 02
noun
A story or film made to frighten people.
Examples
I'm going to see a horror film.
She screamed with horror as someone took hold of her arm.
At a glance
Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 5
- Parts of speech
- 1
- Citations
- 5
- Synonyms
- 1
Deep Dive
noun
Extra meaningsIntense dislike or aversion; an abhorrence.
Something horrible; that which excites horror.
An intense distressing emotion of fear or repugnance.
More examples
In contextThe thought of being left alone filled her with horror.
I saw many horrors during the war.
The neighbour's kids are a pack of little horrors!
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Origin
noun
From Middle English horer, horrour, from Old French horror, from Latin horror (“a bristling, a shaking, trembling as with cold or fear, terror”), from horrere (“to bristle, shake, be terrified”). Displaced native Old English ōga.