Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun horror

3 senses of horror

Sense 1
horror -- (intense and profound fear)
       => fear, fearfulness, fright -- (an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight))

Sense 2
horror -- (something that inspires dislike; something horrible; "the painting that others found so beautiful was a horror to him")
       => thing -- (an entity that is not named specifically; "I couldn't tell what the thing was")

Sense 3
repugnance, repulsion, revulsion, horror -- (intense aversion)
       => disgust -- (strong feelings of dislike)