HORRORS Synonyms
5 hypernyms for horrors. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for HORRORS
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| alarm | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • fear resulting from the awareness of danger • a device that signals the occurrence of some undesirable event • an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger • a clock that wakes a sleeper at some preset time verb • fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised • warn or arouse to a sense of danger or call to a state of preparedness | ||||||
| dismay | verb v | |||||
noun • the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles • fear resulting from the awareness of danger verb • lower someone's spirits; make downhearted • fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised | ||||||
| dread | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • fearful expectation or anticipation adjective satellite • causing fear or dread or terror verb • be afraid or scared of; be frightened of | ||||||
| fright | noun n | |||||
noun • an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight) verb • cause fear in | ||||||
| panic | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety • sudden mass fear and anxiety over anticipated events verb • be overcome by a sudden fear • cause sudden fear in or fill with sudden panic | ||||||
| terror | noun n | |||||
noun • an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety • a person who inspires fear or dread • a very troublesome child • the use of extreme fear in order to coerce people (especially for political reasons) | ||||||
| trepidation | noun n | |||||
noun • a feeling of alarm or dread | ||||||
| unease | noun n | |||||
noun • physical discomfort (as mild sickness or depression) • the trait of seeming ill at ease | ||||||
| nightmare | noun n | |||||
noun • a situation resembling a terrifying dream • a terrifying or deeply upsetting dream | ||||||
| repugnance | noun n | |||||
noun • intense aversion • the relation between propositions that cannot both be true at the same time | ||||||
| repulsion | noun n | |||||
noun • the force by which bodies repel one another • intense aversion • the act of repulsing or repelling an attack; a successful defensive stand | ||||||
| revulsion | noun n | |||||
noun • intense aversion | ||||||