horreur
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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
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[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “horreur”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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