horror

«horror» in Mova's judaism dictionary: a strong feeling of fear and shock — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 4 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (horror; a horror, horrors); adjective use (horror film)

meaning for a pupil

1) Horror is a strong feeling of fear and shock. tree →

2) Something terrible or very frightening: «the horrors of war». tree →

3) A kind of story or film meant to scare people: «a horror film». tree →

4) (informal) A naughty child: «You little horror!» tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Here it means something that people see with shock and dread, a warning example of punishment. Interpretation: It belongs to the curses for breaking the covenant, which warn that Israel would become a sight that shocks other nations. In the primary lessons: Used in stories, films and news. Phrases: «in horror», «to my horror», «horror story», «horror film», «horror movie». It tells the reader that something is shocking or scary.

examples

• The LORD will cause thee to be smitten before thine enemies; thou shalt go out one way against them, and shalt flee seven ways before them; and thou shalt be a horror unto all the kingdoms of the earth. (Torah DEU.28.25, JPS 1917) tree →
• Fear and trembling come upon me, and horror hath overwhelmed me. (Writings PSA.55.6, JPS 1917) tree →
• Horror cometh; and they shall seek peace, and there shall be none. (Prophets EZK.7.25, JPS 1917) tree →
• Even when I remember I am affrighted, and horror hath taketh hold on my flesh. (Writings JOB.21.6, JPS 1917) tree →
• She watched in horror as the vase fell. tree →
• To my horror, I'd forgotten my homework. tree →
• My big sister loves horror films. tree →
• The book describes the horrors of war. tree →
• That little horror ate all the biscuits! tree →
• The kids told horror stories round the campfire. tree →
• ‘SEVEN YEARS AGO!’ cried Jem, with horror. tree →

note

Adjectives: horrible, horrific, horrified (feeling horror), horrifying. «Horror film» (UK) = «horror movie» (US). Many horror films are age-rated and not for young children.

In the corpora

• Horror cometh; and they shall seek peace, and there shall be none.
• Fear and trembling come upon me, and horror hath overwhelmed me.
• Even when I remember I am affrighted, and horror hath taketh hold on my flesh.
• Before passing a story on, check it: a small nip can become a horror story in three tellings.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «horror» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.