horror

abject, absolute, utter

She felt utter horror when she realized her passport was missing at the airport.

mock

When he opened the empty box, his friend gasped in mock horror at the silly prank.

feel, have

When she discovered the truth about the accident, she felt absolute horror and couldn't speak for minutes.

fill sb with

The thought of giving a speech in front of hundreds of people filled her with horror.

recoil in

She recoiled in horror when she discovered the rotting food at the back of the refrigerator.

film, story

My little brother watched a horror film last night and couldn't sleep.

in ~

She stared in horror at the spider crawling across her pillow.

to your ~

To her horror, the plane suddenly lost power and began descending rapidly.

with ~

She watched with growing horror as the cake collapsed on the kitchen floor.

~ of

She couldn't hide her horror of deep water and refused to go swimming.

a look of horror, shock horror

When she opened the letter and saw the results, a look of horror crossed her face.

full

When the documentary revealed the full horror of the disaster, the audience sat in shocked silence.

ultimate

For many people, losing their job represents the ultimate horror in life.

commit, inflict, perpetrate

The soldiers were shocked by the atrocities their opponents had perpetrated during the conflict.