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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
But Pluribus’ series premiere feels like a night of horrors that’s unending.
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Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 7 Nov. 2025
The foundation, established by an act of Congress under President Bill Clinton, is dedicated to reminding Americans about the horrors of communism.
—Sal Rodriguez, Oc Register, 7 Nov. 2025
When asked why Stephen King enjoys such singular longevity in pop culture, both siblings pointed to some of the real-life horrors in the world around us as evidence that King has always been ahead of his time.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 6 Nov. 2025
The men, women and children who arrived on northbound trains were fleeing the racial terror lynchings, convict leasing, Black Codes and other horrors of the Jim Crow South.
—Equal Justice Initiative, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
So which star was willing to embrace the horrors?
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Nov. 2025
The second of three conference games on big-boy CBS, the Aztecs return to their personal house of horrors, having lost five of the last six at the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum at 4,652 feet.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Nov. 2025
Each arc, several episodes long, ends with the main character, Keiichi, suffering one gruesome fate after another before the show’s timeline resets and we are delivered back to square one with a new arc and new horrors and trials for Keiichi to face.
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025
Pritam witnessed firsthand the horrors of Partition—communal riots forced her to migrate to India from Pakistan in 1947 with nothing but her two small children and a red shawl.
—JSTOR Daily, 30 Oct. 2025
Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 7 Nov. 2025
The foundation, established by an act of Congress under President Bill Clinton, is dedicated to reminding Americans about the horrors of communism.
—Sal Rodriguez, Oc Register, 7 Nov. 2025
When asked why Stephen King enjoys such singular longevity in pop culture, both siblings pointed to some of the real-life horrors in the world around us as evidence that King has always been ahead of his time.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 6 Nov. 2025
The men, women and children who arrived on northbound trains were fleeing the racial terror lynchings, convict leasing, Black Codes and other horrors of the Jim Crow South.
—Equal Justice Initiative, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
So which star was willing to embrace the horrors?
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Nov. 2025
The second of three conference games on big-boy CBS, the Aztecs return to their personal house of horrors, having lost five of the last six at the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum at 4,652 feet.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Nov. 2025
Each arc, several episodes long, ends with the main character, Keiichi, suffering one gruesome fate after another before the show’s timeline resets and we are delivered back to square one with a new arc and new horrors and trials for Keiichi to face.
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025
Pritam witnessed firsthand the horrors of Partition—communal riots forced her to migrate to India from Pakistan in 1947 with nothing but her two small children and a red shawl.
—JSTOR Daily, 30 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for horrors
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But the people who love it have put it back together strong enough that a century of decay, the weather, ownership changes, cultural shifts, funding nightmares and a deadly virus couldn't strike the death blow.—
Laura L. Davis,
Nashville Tennessean,
9 Nov. 2025
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Her mother, Amirah Sharhan, has said the traumatic assault has caused her daughter emotional distress, including nightmares and a fear of strangers.—
Detroit Free Press,
Freep.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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For larger messes, the stain-resistant rug is also machine-washable for quick and hassle-free maintenance.—
Rachel Trujillo,
PEOPLE,
7 Nov. 2025
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For a vacuum that’s quiet in operation and capable of tackling messes on hard floors and medium-pile carpets, this is a great pick.—
Nashia Baker,
Architectural Digest,
5 Nov. 2025
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Audiences just can’t get enough of films that offer frights and scares, or even family-friendly flicks that pay homage to spooky season.—
Keith Langston,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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Horror anthologies are a tradition in British cinema, and this collection of bite-sized frights is the granddaddy of them all.—
Katie Rife,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Oct. 2025
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Former Jews deemed insufficiently converted faced the Spanish Inquisition’s tortures.—
David Bloom,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Baltimore picked up a win over the Minnesota Vikings as the team set its sights on the AFC North lead.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
10 Nov. 2025
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That's when Ratliff shifted his sights on them.—
Virginia Chamlee,
PEOPLE,
9 Nov. 2025
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Yet Margolick chronicles Caesar’s miseries as well as his triumphs, and the story slides inevitably into sadness.—
David Denby,
New Yorker,
10 Nov. 2025
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Falling support in Gaza Palestinian public pressure on Hamas has risen as the miseries of war have mounted.—
Mkhaimar Abusada,
The Conversation,
5 Oct. 2025
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What could be better than fighting off hordes of alien monstrosities?—
Fran Ruiz,
Space.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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When human decency and basic civility fall victim to partisanship and ideology, and abhorrence of violence becomes tempered by political aims, monstrosities and tyrannies become possible.—
Michael Bloomberg,
Twin Cities,
24 Sep. 2025
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Scream With Me expands on this argument with its analysis of The Exorcist, a movie that Johnson interprets as a parable about physical abuse; its male demon torments and beats a single working mother and her child.—
Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Horrors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/horrors. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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