English · Word Candidate

horror

/ˈhɒɹ.ə/

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

An intense distressing emotion of fear or repugnance.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Cảm xúc sợ hãi hoặc ghê tởm mạnh mẽ

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Noun

Their swarthy Hosts wou'd darken all our Plains, / Doubling the native Horror of the War, / And making Death more grim.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Something horrible; that which excites horror.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Điều gì đó khủng khiếp, gây ra nỗi sợ hãi

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Noun

I saw many horrors during the war.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

What does “horror” mean?

An intense distressing emotion of fear or repugnance.

Is “horror” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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