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
Whatever the explanation, it’s clear that she wasn’t blind to the horrors of debate night.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 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
About the other Witch, who found the children in the forest and brought them to safety, not knowing what horrors had delivered them into this predicament in the first place.
From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill
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