Polyglot Dictionary

horror

/oˈroɾ/

el noun B1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
horrores

Meaning

  1. horror

    • Vio el horror de la guerra.

      He saw the horror of war.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

espanto

espanto and horror are close synonyms for "horror"; espanto is perhaps a more visceral fright.

Similar in other languages

German

Grauen

Grauen is the German word for the same thing — both mean "horror."

French

horreur

horreur is the French word for the same thing — both mean "horror."

Practice

1 What does horror mean?

2 Fill the gap: Vio el ___ de la guerra.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches horror?

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