nounπShareAn intense distressing emotion of fear or repugnance."The child woke up screaming, reliving the horrors of the nightmare he had just experienced. "emotionmindliteraturesufferingsensationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareSomething horrible; that which excites horror."I saw many horrors during the war."sufferingemotionstoryinhumansupernaturalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareIntense dislike or aversion; an abhorrence."She has horrors of public speaking and would rather fail a class than give a presentation. "emotionmindattitudeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA genre of fiction designed to evoke a feeling of fear and suspense."The movie theater offered a double feature: first a comedy, then a selection of classic horrors. "entertainmentliteraturestorysensationmindsupernaturalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareAn individual work in this genre."The horror stories in the anthology were all quite different, but equally terrifying. "literatureentertainmentstoryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA nasty or ill-behaved person; a rascal or terror.""The children were absolute horrors on the car ride, kicking the seats and screaming the whole way." "characterpersonnegativeattitudeinhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareAn intense anxiety or a nervous depression; often the horrors."After pulling three all-nighters in a row to finish the project, Sarah felt the horrors creep in: she couldn't sleep, couldn't eat, and felt anxious all the time. "mindsensationemotionsufferingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShare(plural) Delirium tremens."After days without alcohol, the man started experiencing the horrors, shaking and seeing things that weren't there. "medicinediseasemindbodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading