HORROR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does horror mean? 

• HORROR (noun)
  The noun HORROR has 3 senses:

1. intense and profound fear

2. something that inspires horror; something horrible

3. intense aversion

  Familiarity information: HORROR used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HORROR (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Intense and profound fear

Classified under:

Nouns denoting feelings and emotions

Hypernyms ("horror" is a kind of...):

fear; fearfulness; fright (an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight))

Derivation:

horrify (fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Something that inspires horror; something horrible

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Context example:

the painting that others found so beautiful was a horror to him

Hypernyms ("horror" is a kind of...):

thing (an entity that is not named specifically)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Intense aversion

Classified under:

Nouns denoting feelings and emotions

Synonyms:

horror; repugnance; repulsion; revulsion

Hypernyms ("horror" is a kind of...):

disgust (strong feelings of dislike)

 Context examples 

Astonishment, apprehension, and even horror, oppressed her.

(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)

Suddenly, to my horror, there was a distinct sound of footsteps moving softly in the next room.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

And the vision she had of the possible future, when the cabin might contain only Dennin and Hans, was an added horror.

(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)

He has a deep horror of anything of the kind.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

As she whisked round to us, I gave a cry of surprise and horror.

(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

His horror turned to despair, and in a steady voice he said: You had better come too, captain, before it is too late. He is there.

(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)

Penitence, humiliation, shame, pride, love, and trustfulness—I see them all; and in them all, I see that horror of I don't know what.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

He had never seen a dog go mad, nor did he have any reason to fear madness; yet he knew that here was horror, and fled away from it in a panic.

(The Call of the Wild, by Jack London)

“But why?” I asked; partly in horror, partly out of curiosity.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)

“Weeping? how that?” said the lawyer, conscious of a sudden chill of horror.

(The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde, by Robert Louis Stevenson)