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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
Upon entering, the pair discover the horrors of bloody intestines, fingernails and a human heart boiling on the stove.
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Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 28 May 2026
Their childhood, for all its horrors, felt at times like the easy part.
—Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 28 May 2026
The trio are connected through the whims of fate, the bonds of blood, the power of art (Federico García Lorca looms large), the horrors of war, and, mostly, the magic of overediting.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 27 May 2026
At stake is whether millions of Black Americans will have a say in their future or if the South will descend into the horrors of Jim Crow.
—Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2026
Euphoria has been unleashing all kinds of horrors on Elordi's Nate Jacobs in its third season, and his suffering finally reached its peak in the penultimate episode.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 25 May 2026
If Son of Saul was about the horrors of war, Moulin is about the climate of war, and the opening is breathtakingly tense in that respect.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 18 May 2026
Yenor’s suggestion that feminism—with its attendant horrors of work outside the home, birth control, and financial independence—has made women neurotic and dependent on pharmaceuticals is now an article of faith on the right.
—Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 14 May 2026
His book had attempted to render, in Italian, the horrors of Auschwitz.
—Literary Hub, 13 May 2026
Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 28 May 2026
Their childhood, for all its horrors, felt at times like the easy part.
—Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 28 May 2026
The trio are connected through the whims of fate, the bonds of blood, the power of art (Federico García Lorca looms large), the horrors of war, and, mostly, the magic of overediting.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 27 May 2026
At stake is whether millions of Black Americans will have a say in their future or if the South will descend into the horrors of Jim Crow.
—Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2026
Euphoria has been unleashing all kinds of horrors on Elordi's Nate Jacobs in its third season, and his suffering finally reached its peak in the penultimate episode.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 25 May 2026
If Son of Saul was about the horrors of war, Moulin is about the climate of war, and the opening is breathtakingly tense in that respect.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 18 May 2026
Yenor’s suggestion that feminism—with its attendant horrors of work outside the home, birth control, and financial independence—has made women neurotic and dependent on pharmaceuticals is now an article of faith on the right.
—Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 14 May 2026
His book had attempted to render, in Italian, the horrors of Auschwitz.
—Literary Hub, 13 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for horrors
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Andy Pages doubled off Phillies reliever Orion Kerkering – a matchup straight out of Philadelphia’s nightmares – and scored on Mookie Betts’ third hit of the night, a single to right field.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
31 May 2026
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Production designer Danny Vermette created these escape rooms, which align to the dark spirit of director Jonathan Glazer, Tod Browning and, of course, Lynch and Stephen King, the landscape of purgatory-like nightmares.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
28 May 2026
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Family road trips also create constant exposure to food crumbs, drink spills, pet hair, and everyday messes that are difficult to avoid on long drives.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
26 May 2026
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Tackling these chores on a regular basis can prevent messes from getting out of hand and reduce allergens.—
Madeline Buiano,
Martha Stewart,
24 May 2026
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Although the novel’s center does not quite hold, O’Farrell’s emotional intelligence — the heart and heat of her characters — braces this sometimes unwieldy chronicle of a nation that has been subject to cumbrous historic agonies.—
Rachel Vorona Cote,
Vulture,
2 June 2026
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The agonies of the day were only intermittently audible in the music on offer in Witten.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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People went opening weekend to experience the frights in a communal setting.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
1 June 2026
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Copyright 2025, all frights reserved.—
Kayla Grant,
PEOPLE,
13 May 2026
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The bleak tortures Ohm concocts for his characters are as vile as the Bilberry’s fetid jacuzzi.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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But such judgments often come from a place of distance—from people who have never lived under a theocracy that imprisons, tortures, and kills with impunity.—
Nazanin Boniadi,
Time,
11 Mar. 2026
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Boise nights are getting shorter in June, but they’re still filled with dazzling celestial sights.—
Hali Smith
June 4,
Idaho Statesman,
4 June 2026
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Construction is already underway at two data center sites in Hoffman Estates, and a data center developer has set its sights on a third facility.—
Charlie De Mar,
CBS News,
4 June 2026
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The deepest reason for this near-universal futility is that most of us remain imprisoned by the delusions of the ego, suffering from alternating cravings and revulsions.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 May 2026
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The sad thing is that the miseries return, but there is no other Garrincha available.—
Jack Lang,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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The parallels between Ines’ dilemma and that of a nation being asked to lick its wounds in silence — in the name of moving on from past miseries — are present but elusive.—
Jessica Kiang,
Variety,
14 May 2026
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“Horrors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/horrors. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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