What does horreur in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word horreur in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use horreur in French.

The word horreur in French means horror, horror, with horror, loathe, hate, hate with a passion, make 's skin crawl, horror film, nature abhors a vacuum, How awful!, horror vision, vision of horror, nightmarish sight. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word horreur

horror

nom féminin (chose, fait horrible)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Tous les secouristes ont déploré l'horreur de cette catastrophe.

horror

nom féminin (effroi)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La mère constata avec horreur la disparition de son enfant.
The mother noticed with horror that her child had disappeared.

with horror

locution adverbiale (malheureusement)

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")
À l'aéroport, j'ai constaté avec horreur que j'avais oublié mon passeport.

loathe

locution verbale (détester)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")

hate

locution verbale (détester [qch])

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
I cannot stand waiting around in airports.

hate with a passion

locution verbale (détester)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
J'ai une sainte horreur du camembert.

make 's skin crawl

(inspirer de l'aversion à [qqn]) (figurative)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Sa suffisance me fait horreur.
I can't stand his conceit.

horror film

nom masculin (film d'épouvante) (mainly UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

nature abhors a vacuum

(les vides ont tendance à être comblés)

How awful!

interjection (familier (Comme c'est affreux !)

(interjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!")
On a tagué la porte de garage. Quelle horreur !

horror vision, vision of horror, nightmarish sight

nom féminin (familier (chose déplaisante à envisager)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Une vision d'horreur lui vint en entendant parler de cela.

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