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horrors

British  
/ ˈhɒrəz /

plural noun

  1. slang a fit of depression or anxiety

  2. informal See delirium tremens

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

interjection

  1. an expression of dismay, sometimes facetious

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Across the Union and the Confederacy, soldiers went from the horrors of war to the suffering of captivity.

From The Wall Street Journal

Lucas Samaras was born in Kastoria, Greece, and as a boy witnessed the horrors of the Greek Civil War.

From The Wall Street Journal

The four men, who are on the run, told of the horrors they witnessed at an undisclosed location outside Russia.

From BBC

"Ultimately, when all of the true horrors and failings are unveiled, then we have to have that accountability but change and proper change within the law and legislation to make everybody safer," she said.

From BBC

We might have forgotten all about the “Top Model” house of horrors if not for the twin necromancers of streaming and social media.

From Salon