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.

Recent Examples on the Web

Last month, to rally support for a massive infusion of funding to fix the troubled U.S. air traffic control system, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy staged a public horror show of the Federal Aviation Administration’s outdated technology. —Jeremy Bogaisky, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025

Part of the struggle is Dallas’ blue line, which was a bit of a horror show before Heiskanen’s return. —The Athletic Nhl Staff, New York Times, 20 May 2025

The horror show of our impending political nightmare is casting a shadow over the New Year like another decrepit despot of suffering, the creeping bloodsucker of Nosferatu. —A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 6 Jan. 2025

This was shaping up as another horror show for McIlroy, who in 2011 lost a four-shot lead on the final day with a 43 on the back nine, a highlight reel that now can start collecting dust. —Time, 14 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1959, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for horror show

• afterglow
• akimbo
• albino
• aliquot
• allegro
• amigo
• apropos
• audio
• bungalow
• calico
• calypso
• cameo