HORROR STORY

Meaning of HORROR STORY in English

noun

a story about strange and frightening things that is designed to entertain people

( informal ) a report that describes an experience of a situation as very unpleasant :

horror stories about visits to the dentist

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

HORROR STORY — noun Date: 1937 an account of an unsettling or unfortunate occurrence
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
HORROR STORY — Story intended to elicit a strong feeling of fear. Such tales are of ancient origin and form a substantial part …
Английский словарь Британика
HORROR STORY — noun : an account of an unsettling or unfortunate occurrence heard horror stories about recent layoffs broadly : something unsettling …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HORROR STORY — 1. a story, movie, etc., that entertains or fascinates by shocking or frightening, esp. by an emphasis on bloodshed or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HORROR STORY — Date: 1937 : an account of an unsettling or unfortunate occurrence heard horror stories about recent layoffs also : something …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HORROR STORY — Function: noun Date: 1937 : an account of an unsettling or unfortunate occurrence <heard horror stories about recent layoffs> also …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
HORROR STORY — a story in which the focus is on creating a feeling of fear. Such tales are of ancient origin and …
Britannica English vocabulary
HORROR STORY — ˈhorror ˌstory BrE AmE noun [countable] 1 . informal a report about bad experiences, bad conditions etc: horror stories about …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HORROR STORY — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ But it couldn't have come at a worse time, given that their volatile relationship has …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HORROR STORY — Story intended to elicit a strong feeling of fear. Such tales are of ancient origin and form a substantial part …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
HORROR — n horror
Interlingua English vocab
STORY — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) detective story horror story mystery story short story {{link=Story Joseph">Story Joseph
Английский словарь Британика
STORY — I. ˈstōrē, ˈstȯrē, -ri noun ( -es ) Etymology: Middle English storie, from Old French estorie, estoire, from Latin historia …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
HORROR — (n.) That which excites horror or dread, or is horrible; gloom; dreariness.
Английский словарь Webster
HORROR — ( n. ) That which excites horror or dread, or is horrible; gloom; dreariness.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
STORY — story 1 — storyless , adj. /stawr"ee, stohr"ee/ , n. , pl. stories , v. , storied, storying . n. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HORROR — /hawr"euhr, hor"-/ , n. 1. an overwhelming and painful feeling caused by something frightfully shocking, terrifying, or revolting; a shuddering …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HORROR — I. ˈhȯr-ər, ˈhär- noun Etymology: Middle English horrour, from Anglo-French * orur, from Latin horror action of bristling, from horrēre …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
STORY — noun a euphemism or child's word for "a lie;" a fib; as, to tell a story. 2. story ·vt to …
Webster English vocab
HORROR — noun a bristling up; a rising into roughness; tumultuous movement. 2. horror ·noun that which excites horror or dread, or …
Webster English vocab
STORY — [sto.ry] n, pl stories [ME storie, fr. OF estorie, fr. L historia--more at history] (13c) 1 archaic: history 1, 3 …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HORROR — [hor.ror] n [ME horrour, fr. MF horror, fr. L, action of bristling, fr. horrere to bristle, shiver; akin to Skt …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HORROR — horror BrE AmE ˈhɒr ə AmE \ ˈhɔːr ə r ˈhɑːr- ▷ horror|s z ▶ ˈ horror film BrE AmE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HORROR — / ˈhɒrə(r); NAmE ˈhɔːr-; ˈhɑːr-/ noun 1. [ U ] a feeling of great shock, fear or disgust : People …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HORROR — hor ‧ ror W3 /ˈhɒrə $ ˈhɔːrər, ˈhɑː-/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
STORY — n. (pl. -ies) 1 an account of imaginary or past events; a narrative, tale, or anecdote. 2 the past course …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HORROR — n. & adj. --n. 1 a painful feeling of loathing and fear. 2 a (often foll. by of) intense dislike. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
STORY — n. (pl. -ies) 1 an account of imaginary or past events; a narrative, tale, or anecdote. 2 the past course …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HORROR — n. & adj. n. 1 a painful feeling of loathing and fear. 2 a (often foll. by of) intense dislike. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
STORY — 1. n. (pl. -ies) 1. an account of imaginary or past events; a narrative, tale, or anecdote. 2 the past …
Oxford English vocab
HORROR — n. & adj. --n. 1. a painful feeling of loathing and fear. 2 a (often foll. by of) intense dislike. …
Oxford English vocab
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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HORROR — ( horrors) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Horror is a feeling …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HORROR — (~s) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Horror is a feeling of …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HORROR — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a ghost/horror story ▪ They sat round the fire telling ghost stories. ▪ She likes …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
STORY — (DESCRIPTION) [noun] [C] - a description, either true or imagined, of a connected series of events and, often, the characters …
Cambridge English vocab
HORROR — [noun] [U] - an extremely strong feeling of fear and shockThe crowd cried out in horror as the car burst …
Cambridge English vocab
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
HORROR — noun 1 feeling of fear/shock ADJECTIVE ▪ abject , absolute , pure , sheer , utter ▪ The thought of …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
STORY — See ↑ NEWS 3, ↑ STORY 1 ◆◆◆ • ↑ (a) likely story • ↑ funny story • ↑ hard-luck …
Longman Activator English vocab
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Longman Activator English vocab
STORY — n. 25B6; noun an adventure story : TALE, narrative, account, anecdote; informal yarn, spiel. See list. the novel has a …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
HORROR — n. 25B6; noun children screamed in horror : TERROR, fear, fright, alarm, panic; dread, trepidation. to her horror she found …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
STORY — n. 1 narrative, tale, recounting, anecdote, yarn; account, recital, chronicle, record, history; legend, myth, fairy tale or story, romance, gest …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
HORROR — n. 1 fear and loathing, repugnance, terror, dread, hatred, revulsion, detestation, abhorrence, distaste, dislike; aversion, antipathy, hostility, animosity, animus, rancour; …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
HORROR — сущ. 1) а) ужас, страх, боязнь, опасение, тревога to express, feel horror ≈ чувствовать ужас indescribable, unspeakable horror ≈ неописуемый …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
STORY — story.ogg _I ʹstɔ:rı n 1. повесть; рассказ short story - рассказ, новелла good /funny/ story - анекдот blue off-colour story …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
HORROR — horror.ogg ʹhɒrə n 1. отвращение (и страх), ужас; омерзение horror film story, comic - фильм роман, комикс ужасов to have …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
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Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
STORY — _I ʹstɔ:rı n 1. повесть; рассказ short story - рассказ, новелла good /funny/ story - анекдот blue off-colour story - …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
HORROR — n 1. отвращение (и страх), ужас; омерзение horror film story, comic - фильм роман, комикс ужасов to have a horror …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
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Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
HORROR — сущ. 1) а) ужас, страх, боязнь, опасение, тревога to express, feel horror — чувствовать ужас indescribable, unspeakable horror — неописуемый …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
STORY
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
HORROR — сущ. 1) а) ужас, страх, боязнь, опасение, тревога to express, feel horror — чувствовать ужас indescribable, unspeakable horror — неописуемый ужас She expressed her horror …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
STORY — _I _n. 1> рассказ, повесть; short story - короткий рассказ, новелла; a good/funny story - анекдот; Canterbury story, Canterbury tale …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
HORROR — _n. 1> ужас; the horrors of war - ужасы войны 2> отвращение (of) 3> _собир. что-л. нелепое, смешное; he is …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
STORY — I n. 1. рассказ, повесть; short story - короткий рассказ, новелла; a good/funny story - анекдот; Canterbury story, Canterbury tale …
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