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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.
mock
She raised her hands in mock horror when she saw my new haircut.

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VERB + horror

feel, have
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.
imagine
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.
express

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horror + NOUN

film (esp. BrE), movie, story
They were trying to scare each other with horror stories about going to the dentist.

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PREPOSITION

in horror
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.
with horror
He realized with absolute horror that he no longer had the money.
horror of
I'm trying to overcome my horror of insects.

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PHRASES

a look of horror

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2. sth frightening/shocking

ADJECTIVE

full, real, true
He never experienced the full horrors of trench warfare.
ultimate
I used to regard public speaking as the ultimate horror.
unspeakable

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VERB + horror

commit, inflict, perpetrate
He had witnessed horrors committed by the enemy.
experience, know, suffer
see, witness
describe

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