an overwhelming and painful feeling caused by something frightfully shocking, terrifying, or revolting; a shuddering fear

to shrink back from a mutilated corpse in horror.

anything that causes such a feeling

killing, looting, and other horrors of war.

such a feeling as a quality or condition

to have known the horror of slow starvation.

a strong aversion; abhorrence

to have a horror of emotional outbursts.

Informal . something considered bad or tasteless

That wallpaper is a horror. The party was a horror.

horrors, Informal .

delirium tremens.

extreme depression.

inspiring or creating horror, loathing, aversion, etc.

The hostages told horror stories of their year in captivity.

centered upon or depicting terrifying or macabre events

a horror movie.

horrors, (used as a mild expression of dismay, surprise, disappointment, etc.)

noun

beauty , delight , miracle , pleasure , wonder

noun

abhorrence , abomination , alarm , antipathy , apprehension , aversion , awe , chiller , consternation , detestation , disgust , dislike , dismay , dread , fright , hate , hatred , loathing , monstrosity , panic , repugnance , terror , trepidationnotes:terror is stronger than horror , though it usually lasts for a shorter time , affright , fearfulness , funk , trepidation , repellence , repellency , repugnancy , repulsion , revulsion , anathema , bte noire , bugbear , execration , disagreeable , fear , unpleasant