Synonyms for horror
ˈhɔr ər, ˈhɒr-hor·ror

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1. horrornoun

   Synonyms:
   nightmare

2. horrornoun

   An intense painful emotion of fear or repugnance.

   Synonyms:
   nightmare

3. horrornoun

   An intense dislike or aversion; an abhorrence.

   Synonyms:
   nightmare

4. horrornoun

   A literary genre, generally of a gothic character.

   Synonyms:
   nightmare

5. horrornoun

   (The horrors, informal) An intense anxiety or a nervous depression.

   Synonyms:
   nightmare

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1. horror

   Abomination (from the Latin ab omen, a thing of ill omen) was originally applied to anything held in religious or ceremonial aversion or abhorrence; as, "The things which are highly esteemed among men are abomination in the sight of God." Luke xvi, 15. The word is oftener applied to the object of such aversion or abhorrence than to the state of mind that so regards it; in common use abomination signifies something very much disliked or loathed, or that deserves to be. Choice food may be an object of aversion and disgust to a sick person; vile food would be an abomination. A toad is to many an object of disgust; a foul sewer is an abomination. As applied to crimes, abomination is used of such as are especially brutal, shameful, or revolting; theft is an offense; infanticide is an abomination.

   Synonyms:
   abhorrence, abomination, abuse, annoyance, aversion, crime, curse, detestation, disgust, evil, execration, hatred, iniquity, nuisance, offense, plague, shame, villainy, wickedness

   Antonyms:
   affection, appreciation, approval, benefit, blessing, delight, desire, enjoyment, esteem, esteem, gratification, joy, satisfaction, treat

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1. horror

   Synonyms:
   fear, dread, shrinking, loathing, detestation, awe, dismay, fright, terror, excessive fear

   Antonyms:
   love, attraction, allurement, enticement

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1. horrornoun

   intense and profound fear

   Synonyms:
   repulsion, repugnance, revulsion

2. horrornoun

   something that inspires dislike; something horrible

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

   Synonyms:
   repulsion, repugnance, revulsion

3. repugnance, repulsion, revulsion, horrornoun

   intense aversion

   Synonyms:
   repulsive force, inconsistency, repugnance, revulsion, incompatibility, standoff, repulsion, mutual exclusiveness

Matched Categories

1. • Disgust
   • Fear

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1. horrornoun

   Synonyms:
   fright, affright, alarm, fear, dread, awe, terror, dismay, consternation, panic

2. horrornoun

   Synonyms:
   abomination, abhorrence, detestation, disgust, loathing, hatred, antipathy

3. horrornoun

   Synonyms:
   (Med.) shuddering, horripilation

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1. horrornoun

   Synonyms:
   abhorrence, dread, consternation, detestation

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1. List of paraphrases for "horror":

   terror, abhorrence, scary, monstrosity, dismay, dread, revulsion, disgust, ugliness, awful, abomination, horrible, fear, panic, shock

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How to use horror in a sentence?

1. Oskar Schindler:

   The persecution of Jews in occupied Poland meant that we could see horror emerging gradually in many ways. In 1939, they were forced to wear Jewish stars, and people were herded and shut up into ghettos. Then, in the years '41 and '42 there was plenty of public evidence of pure sadism. With people behaving like pigs, I felt the Jews were being destroyed. I had to help them. There was no choice.

2. Donald Trump:

   Every death is a horror -- but if you look at a real catastrophe, like Hurricane Katrina, and you look at the tremendous hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of people that died, and you look at what happened here with, really, a storm that was just totally overpowering -- nobody has ever seen anything like this, everybody around this table and everybody watching can really be very proud of what's taken place in Puerto Rico.

3. Masachika Kawata:

   VR brings an absolutely unprecedented level of immersion to the horror experience of 'Resident Evil'. It's a totally new dimension as to how you experience the fear especially because in VR the headset tracks your movement and you can look around the environment using your own head and see everything around you.

4. Greg Burke:

   Victims should know that the Pope is on their side. Those who have suffered are his priority, and Catholic Church wants to listen to them to root out this tragic horror that destroys the lives of the innocent.

5. Secretary Wilkie:

   In the case of Jefferson Davis, we must tell America the truth about the complicated man who carried with Jefferson Davis the dreams of Southern independence, jefferson Davis life was the reflection of the simplicity and perseverance of a proud people ; men and women who endured the horror of defeat and its equally hellish aftermath ; men and women who through their Christian prism understood the fall of man and the imperfection of human institutions -- that not all of man's noble experiments succeed.