"horror" meaning in English

See horror in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈhɔrɚ/ [Canada, US], /ˈhɒrə/ [UK] Audio: en-us-horror.ogg [US] Forms: horror [singular], horrors [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Horror is great fear.
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  2. Horror is a kind of story or movie that scares you (causes fear).
    Sense id: simple-horror-en-noun-ZwLnfJRw
  3. A horror is something that causes fear, or that is very bad. This can also mean something very ugly.
    Sense id: simple-horror-en-noun-~PFpIiIv
     
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