ホラーhoraa

1. nounhorror
   近年きんねんでは人間にんげん心理しんりの謎なぞを扱あつかうサイコホラーも人気にんきである。↗

   Psycho-horror films dealing with the mysteries of human psychology are popular these days.

• Synonym恐怖きょうふNeutralA strong feeling of fear or dread, with wide uses such as 「恐怖症」. 「ホラー」 can also mean horror, but is mostly used for the genre.
• RelatedおそれNeutralRefers to worry that something bad may happen, and also to fear or awe; common in 「〜の恐れがある」 to flag risk. 「ホラー」 is mostly for the horror genre.

Use 「ホラー」 for horror works, as in 「ホラー映画」. For the feeling of fear itself, 「恐怖」 is the usual choice; for worry that something bad may happen, use 「恐れ」.

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1. 恐怖きょうふ。戦慄せんりつ。