horror
/ˈhɒrə(r)/noun
उच्चारण हॉरर
भय, आतंक
Core word
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[U, C]
a feeling of great shock, fear or disgust; the unpleasant nature of something; a type of film or story that tries to frighten people
भय, आतंक
- a horror film
- the horrors of war
- She looked at the broken window in horror.
+ 3 more examples
- Many students enjoy reading horror stories on rainy evenings.
- To his horror, the exam paper was in a language he had not prepared for.
- The film's best scenes show the horror of a village cut off by a cyclone.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
horror (uncountable): great shock or fear
In this sense 'horror' is uncountable and often follows 'in' or 'with', as in 'in horror'.
इस अर्थ में 'horror' uncountable है और प्रायः 'in' या 'with' के साथ आता है, जैसे 'in horror'।
- She looked at the broken glass in horror.
- He screamed with horror.
the horror(s) of + noun
Use 'the horror of' or 'the horrors of' for the terrible side of war, famine or disease.
युद्ध, अकाल या महामारी के भयावह पक्ष के लिए 'the horror of' या 'the horrors of' आता है।
- The film shows the horrors of war.
- Few can forget the horror of the earthquake.
horror + noun
As a modifier, it names a film or story meant to frighten: a 'horror film', 'horror story' or 'horror show'.
Modifier के रूप में यह डराने के लिए बनी फ़िल्म या कहानी बताता है, जैसे 'horror film'।
- Radhika does not like horror films.
have a horror of sth / be a horror (informal)
'Have a horror of' means a strong fear or dislike. Informally a naughty child may be called 'a little horror'.
'Have a horror of' का अर्थ किसी चीज़ से तीव्र भय या अरुचि है। अनौपचारिक रूप से शरारती बच्चे को 'a little horror' कहते हैं।
- He has a horror of speaking in public.
- Their youngest son is a little horror.
+Collocations 5
verb + horror
scream withstare inrecoil inwatch inexpress
- The audience watched in horror as the bridge shook.
adjective + horror
sheeruttersilentunspeakableabsolute
- She felt sheer horror when she saw the snake.
horror + noun
filmstorymovienovelscene
- He stayed up late reading a horror story.
horror + of + noun
of warof the situationof dyingof fireof failure
- She has a deep horror of failure.
horror + feeling verbs
fill withstrike withbe struck withshrink ingasp in
- The crowd gasped in horror at the sight of the fall.
'In horror' और 'with horror' दोनों प्रचलित प्रयोग हैं।
“More examples 6
- To her horror, Radhika realised she had left her admit card at home.
राधिका को भय के साथ अहसास हुआ कि वह अपना प्रवेश-पत्र घर पर छोड़ आई है।
- The villagers watched the flood in horror.
ग्रामीण बाढ़ को भयभीत होकर देखते रहे।
- Many people love horror films, but some find them too scary.
बहुत से लोग डरावनी फ़िल्में पसंद करते हैं, पर कुछ को वे बहुत डरावनी लगती हैं।
- The horrors of partition are told in many novels.
विभाजन की भयावहता अनेक उपन्यासों में बताई गई है।
- He has a horror of insects and refuses to go into the garden.
उसे कीड़ों से बहुत डर लगता है और वह बगीचे में जाने से इनकार करता है।
- The film's last scene filled the audience with horror.
फ़िल्म के अंतिम दृश्य ने दर्शकों को भय से भर दिया।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ She screamed with horrors.
✓ She screamed with horror.
In the sense of fear, 'horror' is uncountable and has no plural.
भय के अर्थ में 'horror' uncountable है और उसका plural नहीं होता।
?Which word?
Keep apart horrible (very unpleasant), horrific (shocking and very bad) and horrified (shocked).
Horrible (बहुत अप्रिय), horrific (चौंकाने वाला और बहुत बुरा) और horrified (हैरान, स्तब्ध) को अलग रखिए।