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as in nightmares
a situation or state that causes great suffering and unhappiness
had never experienced the horrors of war
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as in messes
something unpleasant to look at
are you really going to hang that horror on the wall?
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as in hatreds
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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Recent Examples of horrors
Arthur is living for the likes, his suburban house of horrors happening to bear similarities to the anonymous McMansions preferred by so many influencers.
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Alison Willmore, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2026
The Broadway power couple first met while surviving the horrors of the underworld in Hadestown before traveling to Weimar Republic Germany in Cabaret.
—Carey Purcell, Vogue, 8 Apr. 2026
The horrors under the monoliths’ shimmering surfaces remind us to look at the land, then look deeper.
—Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 7 Apr. 2026
The horrors of the Holocaust created a new paradigm in which extreme nationalism was regarded as the ultimate danger.
—Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
Glossing other people’s words brought a sense of security but wouldn’t help children confront life’s horrors.
—Tim Parks, The New York Review of Books, 4 Apr. 2026
As one who's written well for decades about historical guilt and denial, Buruma is too savvy to belabor familiar Nazi horrors.
—John Powers, NPR, 2 Apr. 2026
Adapted from Algernon Blackwood’s supernatural novella, The Man Whom the Trees Loved is a ghostly tale of the inexplicable horrors of nature.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 31 Mar. 2026
Yet as deeply personal and dark as the subject matter can sometimes be, amid the horrors of today’s headlines, the album’s optimism is a welcome sound.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 27 Mar. 2026
Alison Willmore, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2026
The Broadway power couple first met while surviving the horrors of the underworld in Hadestown before traveling to Weimar Republic Germany in Cabaret.
—Carey Purcell, Vogue, 8 Apr. 2026
The horrors under the monoliths’ shimmering surfaces remind us to look at the land, then look deeper.
—Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 7 Apr. 2026
The horrors of the Holocaust created a new paradigm in which extreme nationalism was regarded as the ultimate danger.
—Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
Glossing other people’s words brought a sense of security but wouldn’t help children confront life’s horrors.
—Tim Parks, The New York Review of Books, 4 Apr. 2026
As one who's written well for decades about historical guilt and denial, Buruma is too savvy to belabor familiar Nazi horrors.
—John Powers, NPR, 2 Apr. 2026
Adapted from Algernon Blackwood’s supernatural novella, The Man Whom the Trees Loved is a ghostly tale of the inexplicable horrors of nature.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 31 Mar. 2026
Yet as deeply personal and dark as the subject matter can sometimes be, amid the horrors of today’s headlines, the album’s optimism is a welcome sound.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 27 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for horrors
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Their evident fondness for one another, glowing warmly alongside all their sniping and whispering and eye-rolling, allows all the nightmares in Big Mistakes to feel like a lark rather than an incipient calamity.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
10 Apr. 2026
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Between the jealousy, paranoia, and a shocking cake-cutting scene that'd give any wedding planner a lifetime of nightmares, The Girlfriend puts a soapy, sexy, scary spin on well-trodden monster-in-law territory.—
Matt Cabral,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Apr. 2026
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With their gentle adhesive and easy-to-use design, lint rollers can tackle a surprising range of small household messes.—
Jamie Cuccinelli,
Martha Stewart,
11 Apr. 2026
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Beyond monitoring, this sleek unit prioritizes a clean home environment with an automatic waste-packing system that instantly seals away messes and odors.—
Rachel Cortez,
USA Today,
10 Apr. 2026
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And yet, in the scene on the Hill of Love, Lapid offers no self-questioning, no sense of cinematic exertion or trouble, in the fictional framing of the real agonies of Gaza.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
27 Mar. 2026
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The celebrated poet and memoirist, delves into the agonies of her decision and describes the emerging women’s liberation movement, of which Moore would soon become a participant.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Mar. 2026
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Dark, eerie, and paranoid (for good reason), the eight-episode season shifts back and forth from the casual grimness of an unwelcoming reality to the shocking frights of a stoner’s worst nightmare (the latter of which is shrewdly motivated by Rachel regularly smoking pot).—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
26 Mar. 2026
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Many movies tried to recreate its magic mixture, including some of its own sequels, but few achieved the merry concoction of frights, gore, and giggles that Craven handled so masterfully.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
3 Mar. 2026
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One of his tortures is forcing his prisoners to watch it on repeat.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026
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In that final part of the cycle—the writing part—were torments, perhaps even tortures, but good things happened.—
Jake Lundberg,
The Atlantic,
19 Feb. 2026
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Most of the city sights are within easy walking distance—I’d recommend the Museum of Decorative Arts for interiors as beautiful as a Fabergé egg.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
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And in the past, if not as much now, other sights and sounds in the working life of a farm would provide a familiar rhythm.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Apr. 2026
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Inarguably one of the best teams in the country annually, the Boilermakers had a string of March miseries.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
18 Mar. 2026
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And allergy miseries don’t end after the spring.—
Tom Gavin,
EverydayHealth.com,
11 Mar. 2026
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Protein bars have come a long way from the chalky monstrosities that lined shelves not long ago.—
David A. Graham,
The Atlantic,
23 Feb. 2026
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The hulking remains of ARC monstrosities sit amongst the ruins of our world, now peaceful and overgrown with nature.—
Fran Ruiz,
Space.com,
10 Dec. 2025
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“Horrors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/horrors. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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