horreur
French
Etymology
From Old French horror, borrowed from Latin horror, from the verb horreo (“I shiver”).
Pronunciation
- (mute h) IPA(key): /ɔ.ʁœʁ/
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Noun
horreur f (plural horreurs)
- horror (emotion)
- Quelle horreur ! - How horrible!
- horror (something horrible)
- eyesore
- Ce bâtiment est une véritable horreur
- (film) horror
- Un film d'horreur. - A horror film.
Related terms
Further reading
- “horreur” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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