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horror
(redirected from horrors)

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in horror
with intense shock or disgust. Mike stepped back from the rattlesnake in horror. The jogger recoiled in horror when she came upon a body in the park.

throw one's hands up in horror

Fig. to be shocked and horrified. When Bill heard the bad news, he threw his hands up in horror. I could do no more. I had seen more than I could stand. I just threw up my hands in horror and screamed.
See also: hand, throw, up
a little horror  (humorous)
a child who behaves very badly I had six of the little horrors running round the house all day.
See also: little
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