Horror in english
Horror
pronunciation: hɔrɜr part of speech: noun
pronunciation: hɔrɜr part of speech: noun
In gestures
horror = horror ; abhorrence.
Example: In recent years, then, there has been much less scaremongering about the imagined horrors of drowning in a sea of paper.Example: This profound and subtle book asks how lobotomies, which have been regarded with abhorrence since the 1960s, could have been a preferred treatment for serious mental illnesses from the late 1930s to the mid-1950s.more:
» con todo el horror del mundo = to + Posesivo + horror ; much to + Posesivo + horror .
Example: To her horror, Laura gets paired with Steve for a class project in which the participants pretend they are married. Example: The protagonist suddenly learns, much to his horror, that he has gastric cancer and that his death is imminent.» dar horror = give + Nombre + the creeps ; give + Nombre + the shivers ; give + Nombre + the heebie-jeebies ; make + Posesivo + skin crawl ; get + the willies ; make + Nombre + cringe ; make + Posesivo + flesh creep ; give + Nombre + the jim-jams ; give + Nombre + the shudders .
Example: He had dozens of these in his basement, and his wife asked him to get rid of them because they were giving her the creeps. Example: The black void of a room before her gave her the shivers, for she knew nothing of what was within. Example: The film didn't give her the heebie-jeebies, but the national anthem before the film gave her goose bumps. Example: Lots of people using the English language make my skin crawl, mostly for the way they butcher it. Example: She gets the willies whenever she sees closed doors. Example: She said that her ex took so much out of her that she's not ready for a boyfriend; the thought of a relationship makes her cringe. Example: The mere thought of feathered things flying anywhere near her, particularly indoors, was enough to make her flesh creep. Example: She declined his invitation and afterward remarked 'that he gave her the Jim-jams'. Example: Even just being near him gave her the shudders -- his breath smelt like a mix of alcohol and cigarettes.» grito de horror = cry of horror .
Example: New editions of DC are invariably greeted with cries of horror by libraries faced with this problem.» manifestar horror = register + horror .
Example: What makes this one difficult is that when I registered my horror, the fellow told me he didn't want me to tell anybody that he had told me his salary.» novelas de horror = horror fiction .
Example: Horror fiction has been slated by book reviewers and a similar prejudice among librarians could explain its under-representation in library stocks.» para + Posesivo + horror = much to + Posesivo + horror ; to + Posesivo + horror .
Example: The protagonist suddenly learns, much to his horror, that he has gastric cancer and that his death is imminent. Example: To her horror, Laura gets paired with Steve for a class project in which the participants pretend they are married.» sintiendo todo el horror del mundo = to + Posesivo + horror ; much to + Posesivo + horror .
Example: To her horror, Laura gets paired with Steve for a class project in which the participants pretend they are married. Example: The protagonist suddenly learns, much to his horror, that he has gastric cancer and that his death is imminent.» tener horror a = loathe ; hate .
Example: He sometimes loathed the books he recommended as much as the children they were inflicted upon loathed them. Example: I would hate to see us add more responsibility at this time, when librarians are already reeling.