horrors
Britishplural noun
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slang a fit of depression or anxiety
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informal See delirium tremens
interjection
Example Sentences
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In trying to move on from the Ashes, the last thing England needed was a reminder of the horrors of Australia, yet this had echoes of their capitulation in the first Test in Perth.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
In a nearby tent was Zuhoor Musa Abdul Rahman, a 30-year-old housewife who recounted with unnatural calm the horrors that spurred her to flee El Fasher, a city some 300 miles east of Obeid.
From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026
His story is a reminder of the horrors the virus can cause.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
Olga Freidenberg’s journals recorded the indignities and horrors of daily life in the Soviet Union.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
Miep’s accounts of these horrors are so heartrending, and Miep is also very distraught.
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
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