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Definition of: horror
(hôr′ər, hor′-) noun
1. The painful emotion of extreme fear or abhorrence; dread.
2. Extreme repugnance.
3. That which excites fear or dread; especially, some great accident or calamity.
4. Obs. The shivering fit that precedes a fever. See synonyms under ABOMINATION, FEAR, FRIGHT.
—the horrors Colloq.
1. The blues.
2. Delirium tremens. [<L]
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