(~s)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
Horror is a feeling of great shock, fear, and worry caused by something extremely unpleasant.
As I watched in ~ the boat began to power away from me.
= terror
N-UNCOUNT
2.
If you have a ~ of something, you are afraid of it or dislike it very much.
...his ~ of death.
N-SING: N of n
3.
The ~ of something, especially something that hurts people, is its very great unpleasantness.
...the ~ of this most bloody of civil wars.
N-SING: oft N of n
4.
You can refer to extremely unpleasant or frightening experiences as ~s.
Can you possibly imagine all the ~s we have undergone since I last wrote you?
N-COUNT: usu pl
5.
A ~ film or story is intended to be very frightening.
...a psychological ~ film.
ADJ: ADJ n
6.
You can refer to an account of a very unpleasant experience or event as a ~ story.
...a ~ story about lost luggage while flying.
ADJ: ADJ n