ˈhɔrə n. & adj. --n. 1 a
painful feeling of loathing
and fear. 2 a (often foll. by of)
intense dislike. b (often foll. by at) colloq. intense
dismay. 3 a a
person or
thing causing horror. b colloq. a
bad or
mischievous person etc. 4 (in
pl.; prec. by the) a fit of horror,
depression, or nervousness,
esp. as in
delirium tremens. 5 a terrified and revolted shuddering. 6 (in pl.) an
exclamation of dismay. --attrib. adj. (of
literature, films, etc.) designed to
attract by arousing
pleasurable feelings of horror. øChamber of Horrors a
place full of horrors (orig. a
room of criminals etc. in
Madame Tussaud's waxworks). horror-struck (or -stricken) horrified, shocked. [ME f. OF (h)orrour f. L horror -oris (as HORRID)]