horreur
French edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old French horror, borrowed from Latin horror, from the verb horreo (“to shiver”). The feminine gender's origin is unclear.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
horreur f (plural horreurs)
- horror (emotion)
- Synonym: terreur
- Quelle horreur! ― How horrible!
- horror (something horrible)
- eyesore
- Ce bâtiment est une véritable horreur
- horror (genre)
- Un film d’horreur. ― A horror film.
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “horreur”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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