nounnoun
l’horreur
horror
C'est un sentiment très fort de peur ou de dégoût face à quelque chose de très effrayant ou choquant.
Definition & meaning
Horreur is a feminine noun meaning:
- Horror or dread: a strong feeling of fear, shock, or disgust.
- An atrocity or something horrific: an act, event, or thing that inspires horror.
- Strong dislike: in the expression avoir horreur de , “to hate” or “to detest.”
- The horror genre: stories or films designed to frighten.
Grammar & Word origin
- Gender: feminine — l’horreur
- Plural: les horreurs
- Pronunciation: /ɔ.ʁœʁ/; the h is silent.
- From Latin horror, meaning “shuddering” or “dread.”
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonyms:
- terreur — “terror”; emphasizes intense fear rather than disgust.
- dégoût — “disgust”; emphasizes revulsion rather than fear.
- atrocité — “atrocity”; refers to a horrific act rather than the feeling.
Antonyms:
- plaisir — “pleasure”; contrasts with horror as a feeling of revulsion.
- admiration — “admiration”; contrasts with horror toward something considered shocking or awful.
Common phrases & collocations
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Examples
Nous avons vu un film d'horreur hier soir.noun
We watched a horror movie last night.
Cette histoire d'horreur me fait peur.noun
This horror story scares me.
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