Horror — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

intense and profound fear

something that inspires dislike; something horrible

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hˈɔɹɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/hˈaɪdɹəsˌʌlfjʊəɹət/

🇮🇳Indian English

/hˈaɪdɹəsˌʌlfjʊəɹət/

2 syllables Say it as /hˈɔɹɚ/.

Examples

the painting that others found so beautiful was a horror to him

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

revulsion repugnance repulsion

Parts of Speech

noun	intense and profound fear
noun	something that inspires dislike; something horrible “the painting that others found so beautiful was a horror to him”
noun	intense aversion

Word Forms

horrify	verb	fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised
repugnant	adjective	offensive to the mind

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

horreur

peur intense et profonde

🇮🇹Italian

orrore

paura intensa e profonda

🇳🇱Dutch

verschrikking

intense en diepe angst

🇷🇺Russian

ужас

сильный и глубокий страх

India

🇮🇳Hindi

डरावनी

तीव्र और गहन भय

🇧🇩Bengali

ভয়াবহ

তীব্র এবং গভীর ভয়

🇮🇳Tamil

திகில்

தீவிர மற்றும் ஆழமான பயம்

🇮🇳Telugu

భయానక

తీవ్రమైన మరియు లోతైన భయం

🇮🇳Marathi

भयपट

तीव्र आणि खोल भीती

🇮🇳Gujarati

ભયાનક

તીવ્ર અને ગહન ભય

🇮🇳Kannada

ಭಯಾನಕ

ತೀವ್ರ ಮತ್ತು ಆಳವಾದ ಭಯ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഭീകരത

തീവ്രവും അഗാധവുമായ ഭയം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਦਹਿਸ਼ਤ

ਤੀਬਰ ਅਤੇ ਡੂੰਘਾ ਡਰ

🇵🇰Urdu

وحشت

شدید اور گہرا خوف

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

恐怖

强烈而深刻的恐惧

🇯🇵Japanese

ホラー

激しくて深い恐怖

🇰🇷Korean

공포

강렬하고 깊은 두려움

🇻🇳Vietnamese

kinh dị

nỗi sợ hãi mãnh liệt và sâu sắc

🇹🇭Thai

สยองขวัญ

ความกลัวที่รุนแรงและลึกซึ้ง

🇮🇩Indonesian

kengerian

ketakutan yang intens dan mendalam

🇵🇭Filipino

katatakutan

matinding at malalim na takot

🇲🇾Malay

seram

ketakutan yang mendalam dan mendalam

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

رعب

خوف شديد وعميق

🇮🇷Persian

وحشت

ترس شدید و عمیق

🇹🇷Turkish

korku

yoğun ve derin korku

🇮🇱Hebrew

חֲרָדָה

פחד עז ועמוק

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What is the primary definition of the word 'horror'?

The primary meaning of 'horror' is 'intense and profound fear'.

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In which domain is the word 'horror' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'horror' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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