horror show

noun

: something difficult to deal with or watch
the trial was a horror show

Examples of horror show in a Sentence

The trial has been a horror show.
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Instead, the eighth inning turned into a horror show. Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025 Instead, the team finds itself in a horror show with the Sword of Damocles hanging over it entering a Week 5 battle with the Houston Texans. Jacob Camenker, USA Today, 5 Oct. 2025 But this balletic horror show has a secret weapon that puts it a cut above the rest: One of the most sinister and propulsive scores ever written for a movie. David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 20 Aug. 2025 Reede’s reaction to the news is basically, Oh no, Kit is a horror show, which honestly could be fun! Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 6 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for horror show

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1959, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of horror show was circa 1959

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“Horror show.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/horror%20show. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

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