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as in dreadfulness
the quality of inspiring intense dread or dismay
it's difficult to even begin to comprehend the horror of the Holocaust
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as in nightmare
a situation or state that causes great suffering and unhappiness
had never experienced the horrors of war
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as in fear
the emotion experienced in the presence or threat of danger
imagine my horror at finding myself face to face with a lion on the loose
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as in disgust
a dislike so strong as to cause stomach upset or queasiness
cat lover or no, she regards cleaning the litter box with horror
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Recent Examples of horror
The justification for all that torture and horror was 'stability'.
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Melik Kaylan, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
Sony Pictures dropped the first original trailer for the zombie horror sequel early this morning.
—Chris Sims, The Indianapolis Star, 10 Dec. 2024
The maker of the horror films is tremendously successful.
—Harvard Business Review, 10 Dec. 2024
And that certainly appears to remain the case in December 2024, which features all kinds of options, including a thriller that investigates the horror of AI-laden households, a biblical epic that tells the story of the Virgin Mary, and Netflix’s Christmas-themed take on the Die Hard formula.
—Travis Bean, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
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Melik Kaylan, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
Sony Pictures dropped the first original trailer for the zombie horror sequel early this morning.
—Chris Sims, The Indianapolis Star, 10 Dec. 2024
The maker of the horror films is tremendously successful.
—Harvard Business Review, 10 Dec. 2024
And that certainly appears to remain the case in December 2024, which features all kinds of options, including a thriller that investigates the horror of AI-laden households, a biblical epic that tells the story of the Virgin Mary, and Netflix’s Christmas-themed take on the Die Hard formula.
—Travis Bean, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
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Cut to the Yellowstone crew, still coming to grips with John Dutton’s nightmare scenario, dismantling a ranch that cannot be kept because of the tax burden.Lynette Rice, Deadline, 15 Dec. 2024
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India is feeling the full force of this Travis headwind. 2023 was bad enough, From the World Test Championship final at the Oval to Ahmedabad in the World Cup Final five months later, Head has been Rohit Sharma’s biggest nightmare.Tim Ellis, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
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To avoid making a big glittery mess, use a tablespoon to add 1-2 scoops of glitter to the water and glycerin mixture, and stir gently.Tessa Cooper, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Dec. 2024
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In any event, Syria is a mess, but is not our friend, & THE UNITED STATES SHOULD HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH IT.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
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By trusting in her own vision, Salley’s initial fears about a lack of holistic visual language never came to pass.Linne Halpern, Architectural Digest, 12 Dec. 2024
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That leaves Syria’s minority groups like Alawites, Shia Muslims, Ismailis, Druze, Kurds and Christians in fear of being targeted.Ivana Kottasová, CNN, 12 Dec. 2024
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Dennis highlighted eight emotions—joy, sadness, disgust, trust, fear, anger, anticipation, and surprise—as part of his toolkit for building an emotional experience.Jay Ganglani, Fortune Asia, 6 Dec. 2024
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The ad campaign was greeted with disgust by the opposition party, which strongly supports Ukraine’s resistance to Russian occupation.Fredric Dannen, Billboard, 4 Oct. 2024
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In 2014, Daesh attacked Sinjar, Iraq, inflicting widespread atrocities on the Yazidi community.Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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Among Assad’s worst atrocities was the 2013 sarin gas attack in the city of Ghouta, which killed more than 1,400 people and was labeled a war crime by the then-UN secretary general.Rob Picheta, CNN, 9 Dec. 2024
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Having at last regained hope from the fall of the House of Assad, the Syrian people expect no less from the countries that have for so many years allowed the country’s agony to continue at their expense.Natasha Hall, Foreign Affairs, 9 Dec. 2024
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Santa Cruz’s tiny agonies manage a delicate balance between stately, shimmering guitar lines and plaintive synthesizer accompaniment while Bazan sings with a gusto that bests his finest performances.Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 3 Dec. 2024
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The main cast gets the feel and tone of what Wilson has wrought, both the frights and the frivolity.Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 11 Dec. 2024
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The demand from scare-seekers for bigger, better frights has even led one haunt to expand from its spot at Royal Palm Beach’s fall festival to a standalone attraction in Loxahatchee.Kari Barnett, Sun Sentinel, 16 Oct. 2024
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Lazarus also encourages people not to let anxiety and fear control them.Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 7 Dec. 2024
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Phobias are a type of anxiety disorder, so there is some overlap between sleep anxiety and sleep phobia (somniphobia).Sherri Gordon, Health, 7 Dec. 2024
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“Horror.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/horror. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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