Collocations for horror - noun
1. feeling of fear/shock
ADJ.
abject, absolute, 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 pubs.
She felt horror and pity at seeing Marcus so ill. | She had a horror of pubs.
fill sb with
The possibility of meeting him again filled me with horror.
The possibility of meeting him again filled me with horror.
overcome | recoil in
Anna recoiled in horror as the snake approached.
Anna recoiled in horror as the snake approached.
HORROR + NOUN
film, 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.
PREP.
in ~
They watched in horror as the aircraft crashed to the ground.
They watched in horror as the aircraft crashed to the ground.
to your ~
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 ~
He realized with absolute horror that he no longer had the money.
He realized with absolute horror that he no longer had the money.
~ of
I''m trying to overcome my horror of insects.
I''m trying to overcome my horror of insects.
PHRASES
a look of horror, shock horror
newspapers full of shock horror headlines
newspapers full of shock horror headlines
2. sth frightening/shocking
ADJ.
full
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.
VERB + HORROR
commit, inflict, perpetrate
He had witnessed horrors committed by the enemy.
He had witnessed horrors committed by the enemy.
experience, suffer | witness