Definition of horror

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Horror (n.) A bristling up; a rising into roughness; tumultuous movement.

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Horror :: Horror (n.) A bristling up; a rising into roughness; tumultuous movement.
Abhor :: Abhor (v. t.) To fill with horror or disgust.
Consternation :: Consternation (n.) Amazement or horror that confounds the faculties, and incapacitates for reflection; terror, combined with amazement; dismay..
Horrify :: Horrify (v. t.) To cause to feel horror; to strike or impress with horror; as, the sight horrified the beholders..
Amazement :: Amazement (n.) The condition of being amazed; bewilderment [Obs.]; overwhelming wonder, as from surprise, sudden fear, horror, or admiration..
Horrification :: Horrification (n.) That which causes horror.
Horror-struck :: Horror-struck (a.) Horror-stricken; horrified.
Abhor :: Abhor (v. t.) To shrink back with shuddering from; to regard with horror or detestation; to feel excessive repugnance toward; to detest to extremity; to loathe.
Shrink :: Shrink (v. i.) To withdraw or retire, as from danger; to decline action from fear; to recoil, as in fear, horror, or distress..
Horrific :: Horrific (a.) Causing horror; frightful.
Horrible :: Horrible (a.) Exciting, or tending to excite, horror or fear; dreadful; terrible; shocking; hideous; as, a horrible sight; a horrible story; a horrible murder..
Thrill :: Thrill (n.) A sensation as of being thrilled; a tremulous excitement; as, a thrill of horror; a thrill of joy..
Horror :: Horror (n.) A painful emotion of fear, dread, and abhorrence; a shuddering with terror and detestation; the feeling inspired by something frightful and shocking..
Deep :: Deep (superl.) Profound; thorough; complete; unmixed; intense; heavy; heartfelt; as, deep distress; deep melancholy; deep horror..
Awful :: Awful (a.) Oppressing with fear or horror; appalling; terrible; as, an awful scene..
Die :: Die (v. i.) To pass from an animate to a lifeless state; to cease to live; to suffer a total and irreparable loss of action of the vital functions; to become dead; to expire; to perish; -- said of animals and vegetables; often with of, by, with, from, and rarely for, before the cause or occasion of death; as, to die of disease or hardships; to die by fire or the sword; to die with horror at the thought..
Shrink :: Shrink (v. i.) To express fear, horror, or pain by contracting the body, or part of it; to shudder; to quake..
Shocking :: Shocking (a.) Causing to shake or tremble, as by a blow; especially, causing to recoil with horror or disgust; extremely offensive or disgusting..
Strike :: Strike (v. t.) To make a sudden impression upon, as by a blow; to affect sensibly with some strong emotion; as, to strike the mind, with surprise; to strike one with wonder, alarm, dread, or horror..
Shriek :: Shriek (v. i.) To utter a loud, sharp, shrill sound or cry, as do some birds and beasts; to scream, as in a sudden fright, in horror or anguish..
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