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# horror

«horror» in Mova's school dictionary: **a strong feeling of fear and shock** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 4 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (horror; a horror, horrors); adjective use (horror film)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Horror is a strong feeling of fear and shock. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/horror/#m1)

2) Something terrible or very frightening: «the horrors of war». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/horror/#m2)

3) A kind of story or film meant to scare people: «a horror film». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/horror/#m3)

4) (informal) A naughty child: «You little horror!» [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/horror/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

Used in stories, films and news. Phrases: «in horror», «to my horror», «horror story», «horror film», «horror movie». It tells the reader that something is shocking or scary.

### examples

- She watched in horror as the vase fell. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/horror/#x1)
- To my horror, I'd forgotten my homework. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/horror/#x2)
- My big sister loves horror films. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/horror/#x3)
- The book describes the horrors of war. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/horror/#x4)
- That little horror ate all the biscuits! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/horror/#x5)
- The kids told horror stories round the campfire. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/horror/#x6)
- ‘SEVEN YEARS AGO!’ cried Jem, with horror. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/horror/#x7)

### note

Adjectives: horrible, horrific, horrified (feeling horror), horrifying. «Horror film» (UK) = «horror movie» (US). Many horror films are age-rated and not for young children.

### In the corpora

- [Before passing a story on, check it: a small nip can become a horror story in three tellings.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/41-our-street-who-parked-where-and-who-won-what/28/)
- [Horror cometh; and they shall seek peace, and there shall be none.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/EZK.144/)
- [Fear and trembling come upon me, and horror hath overwhelmed me.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.897/)
- [Even when I remember I am affrighted, and horror hath taketh hold on my flesh.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/JOB.533/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «horror» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/horror/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.