horrors

British  

/ ˈhɒrəz /

plural noun

1. slang a fit of depression or anxiety

2. informal See delirium tremens

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interjection

1. an expression of dismay, sometimes facetious

Example Sentences

Ms. Bauer reminds us not to take for granted a world where we understand the biology of infectious disease and live free of the stalking horrors that prevailed until yesterday.

From The Wall Street Journal

No government would sit idly by as its citizens were subjected to such unfathomable horrors.

From The Wall Street Journal

The European Union and the trans-Atlantic community sought to create a rules-based international order of democratic states to banish such horrors from the world.

From The Wall Street Journal

Sunday’s victory means Soldier Field is no longer McVay’s Midwest house of horrors.

From Los Angeles Times

Passengers dress to “withstand the horrors” they might expect at the airport, such as a lengthy flight delay that could have them sleeping on the floor, according to Steele.

From The Wall Street Journal