HORROR

I. noun Etymology: Middle English horrour, from Anglo-French *orur, from Latin ~ action of bristling, from horrēre to bristle, shiver; akin to Sanskrit harṣate he is excited Date: 14th century 1. painful and intense fear, dread, or dismay , intense aversion or repugnance, 2. the quality of inspiring ~ ; repulsive, horrible, or dismal quality or character , something that inspires ~, a state of extreme depression or apprehension, II. adjective Date: 1936 calculated to inspire feelings of dread or ~ ; bloodcurdling