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Synonyms & Antonyms of horror
1
the quality of inspiring intense dread or dismay
- it's difficult to even begin to comprehend the horror of the Holocaust
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- badness,
- baseness,
- depravedness,
- depravity,
- diabolicalness,
- evil,
- evilness,
- foulness,
- heinousness,
- immorality,
- iniquitousness,
- iniquity,
- invidiousness,
- sinfulness,
- ungodliness,
- viciousness,
- vileness,
- wickedness
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2
a situation or state that causes great suffering and unhappiness
- had never experienced the horrors of war
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4
the emotion experienced in the presence or threat of danger
- imagine my horror at finding myself face to face with a lion on the loose
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5
a dislike so strong as to cause stomach upset or queasiness
- cat lover or no, she regards cleaning the litter box with horror
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- appetite,
- bent,
- fancy,
- favor,
- fondness,
- like,
- liking,
- love,
- partiality,
- penchant,
- predilection,
- preference,
- propensity,
- relish,
- shine,
- taste,
- use
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“Horror.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/horror. Accessed 2 Dec. 2021.
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