Collocations for horror - noun
1. feeling of fear/shock
ADJECTIVE
abject,
absolute,
pure,
sheer,
utter
The thought of working nights fills me with abject horror.
The thought of working nights fills me with abject horror.
mock
She raised her hands in mock horror when she saw my new haircut.
She raised her hands in mock horror when she saw my new haircut.
VERB + horror
feel,
have
She felt horror and pity at seeing Marcus so ill.
She had a horror of snakes.
She felt horror and pity at seeing Marcus so ill.
She had a horror of snakes.
fill sb with
The possibility of meeting him again filled me with horror.
The possibility of meeting him again filled me with horror.
imagine
Imagine my horror when I discovered I'd be working for my ex-wife.
Imagine my horror when I discovered I'd be working for my ex-wife.
overcome
recoil in
Anna recoiled in horror as the spider approached.
recoil in
Anna recoiled in horror as the spider approached.
express
horror + NOUN
film (esp. BrE),
movie,
story
They were trying to scare each other with horror stories about going to the dentist.
They were trying to scare each other with horror stories about going to the dentist.
PREPOSITION
in horror
They watched in horror as the aircraft crashed to the ground.
They watched in horror as the aircraft crashed to the ground.
to your horror
To his horror, he saw a dead body lying beside the road.
To his horror, he saw a dead body lying beside the road.
with horror
He realized with absolute horror that he no longer had the money.
He realized with absolute horror that he no longer had the money.
horror of
I'm trying to overcome my horror of insects.
I'm trying to overcome my horror of insects.
2. sth frightening/shocking
ADJECTIVE
full,
real,
true
He never experienced the full horrors of trench warfare.
He never experienced the full horrors of trench warfare.
ultimate
I used to regard public speaking as the ultimate horror.
I used to regard public speaking as the ultimate horror.
unspeakable
VERB + horror
commit,
inflict,
perpetrate
He had witnessed horrors committed by the enemy.
He had witnessed horrors committed by the enemy.
experience,
know,
suffer
see, witness
describe
see, witness
describe