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As a boy I used to go to the Chamber of Horrors at the annual fair, to look at the wax figures of Emperors and Kings, of heroes and murderers of the day. The dead now had that same unreality, which shocks without arousing pity.
Ernst Toller

Meaning of "Chamber of Horrors" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CHAMBER OF HORRORS

Chamber of Horrors  [ˈtʃeɪmbəʳ əv ˈhɒrəz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CHAMBER OF HORRORS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Chamber of Horrors is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CHAMBER OF HORRORS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of Chamber of Horrors in the English dictionary

The definition of Chamber of Horrors in the dictionary is a room, for example in a waxworks, containing objects, images or representations of people or scenes that are believed likely to frighten or horrify visitors.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CHAMBER OF HORRORS


Banaras
bəˈnɑːrəz
Cordilleras
ˌkɔːdɪlˈjɛərəz
etceteras
ɪtˈsɛtrəz
extras
ˈɛkstrəz
horrors
ˈhɒrəz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CHAMBER OF HORRORS

Chamber of Deputies
chamber of trade
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chamberer
chamberhand
chamberlain
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Chambertin
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WORDS THAT END LIKE CHAMBER OF HORRORS

anchors
board of directors
Bors
Connors
Doors
Dors
favors
French doors
honors
indoors
majors
Mors
night terrors
out of doors
out-of-doors
outdoors
pair of scissors
scissors
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Synonyms and antonyms of Chamber of Horrors in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Chamber of Horrors» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CHAMBER OF HORRORS

Find out the translation of Chamber of Horrors to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Chamber of Horrors from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Chamber of Horrors» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

商会的恐怖
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Cámara de los horrores
570 millions of speakers

English

Chamber of Horrors
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

भयावहता का चैंबर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

غرفة الرعب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Палата Ужасов
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Câmara dos Horrores
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ঘোড়দৌড় চেম্বার
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Chambre des horreurs
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Dewan Kengerian
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kammer des Schreckens
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

恐怖の部屋
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

공포 의 상공 회의소
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Chamber of Horrors
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

Chamber of Horrors
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஹாரர்ஸ் சேம்பர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हॉरर्स चेम्बर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Korkunç Odası
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Camera degli Orrori
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Izba Horrors
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Палата Жахів
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Camera Groazei
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Επιμελητήριο του Τρόμου
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Kamer van Horrors
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Chamber of Horrors
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Chamber of Horrors
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Chamber of Horrors

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CHAMBER OF HORRORS»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CHAMBER OF HORRORS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Chamber of Horrors

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2 QUOTES WITH «CHAMBER OF HORRORS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word Chamber of Horrors.
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Les Dawson
I took my mother-in-law to Madame Tussaud's Chamber of Horrors, and one of the attendants said: 'Keep her moving sir; we're stock-taking.'
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Ernst Toller
As a boy I used to go to the Chamber of Horrors at the annual fair, to look at the wax figures of Emperors and Kings, of heroes and murderers of the day. The dead now had that same unreality, which shocks without arousing pity.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CHAMBER OF HORRORS»

Discover the use of Chamber of Horrors in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Chamber of Horrors and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Henry Cole and the Chamber of Horrors: The Curious Origins ...
In this entertaining account of the origins and early history of the Victoria and Albert Museum, Christopher Frayling shows how the Museum's first director attempted to define the principles of good and bad design, and in doing so laid the ...
Christopher Frayling, 2010
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Grand Designs: Labor, Empire, and the Museum in Victorian ...
Instead of nuance and abstraction, the gallery used stark “contrasts” and shocking “negatives” to convey strong lessons about bad design.82 Colloquially, the gallery came to be known as the Chamber of Horrors. Presumably this moniker ...
Lara Kriegel, 2007
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Earth Vs. the Sci-fi Filmmakers: 20 Interviews
With the help of Anthony Draco and Harold Blount, criminologists and operators of a local wax museum Chamber of Horrors, Cravette had been apprehended, tried for her murder and condemned—but en route to prison, he escaped. Now he ...
Tom Weaver, 2014
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PUNCH VOL. XII
WHILE every other branch of MADAME TUSSATO'S Exhibition is being enriched by " magnificent additions," it is a startling fact that the Chamber of Horrors has remained in itatu quo for a considerable period. It is true, we have not lately had ...
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Punch
WHILE every other branch of MADAME TUSSAUD'S Exhibition is being enriched by " magnificent additions," it is a startling fact that the Chamber of Horrors has remained in itatu quo for a considerable period. It is true, we have not lately had ...
Mark Lemon, Henry Mayhew, Tom Taylor, 1847
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Catalog of Copyright Entries. Third Series: 1975: July-December
Marvin Kaye; 2Sep75; A680287. A680288. The Possession of Immanuel Nolfe. By Brother Theodore, pseud, of Theodore Gottlieb 6 Marvin Kaye. (In Brother Theodore's Chamber of horrors, p. 172 - 237) 0 Marvin Kaye 6 Theodore Gottlieb;  ...
Library of Congress. Copyright Office, 1977
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Monstrous Imagination
penal system of the time were added to the Chamber of Horrors. These included not only instruments of death — the guillotine's blade and lunette, for example — but also emblems of incarceration: "The Old Toll Bell from Newgate Prison"; ...
Marie Hélène Huet, 1993
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The Wrestlecrap Book of Lists!
Yes, those two guys beat eight other guys. Oh, and they just left the cage whenever they felt like it. Worst cage match ever. 4. Chamber of Horrors: Oh, wait, no it wasn't. There was another WCW caged catastrophe years earlier dubbed the ...
R. D. Reynolds, 2007
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American Pests: The Losing War on Insects from Colonial ...
Whorton, Before “SilentSpring,” 141–143, 115–117; Lamb,American Chamber of Horrors, 216–217, 219. 4. JohnH. Perkins,Insects, Experts, and the Insecticide Crisis:TheQuest for NewPest Management Strategies (New York: Plenum, 1982)  ...
James E. McWilliams, 2013
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In Darkest London: The Gothic Cityscape in Victorian Literature
In Which Our TeleologicalSuperiority Is Eroded 143 It should be noted that Jack the Ripper himself wasn't represented in the Chamber of Horrors until April 1980. Tussaud's had been reticent to put the Ripper into its galleries because he had ...
Jamieson Ridenhour, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CHAMBER OF HORRORS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Chamber of Horrors is used in the context of the following news items.
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Star Wars exhibit is out of this galaxy
The ever gruesome Chamber of Horrors now features Scream - a super-scary adrenalin rush of a live action experience where you twist ... «Hinckley Times, Jul 15»
2
More misery for Rafael Nadal at the All England Club
... he won Wimbledon in 2010 and lost in the 2011 final to Novak Djokovic, the All England Club has been Rafa's personal chamber of horrors. «ESPN, Jul 15»
3
Ironmen, let's be safe out there
... high temperatures today could turn those chamber of commerce smiles into a chamber of horrors for competitors and spectators alike. «Coeur d'Alene Press, Jun 15»
4
Nautical but nice for Jordan
"Jordan emerges from the Chamber of Horrors, three putts for Dustin Johnson and Spieth is America's champion, a most amazing Sunday ... «Belfast Telegraph, Jun 15»
5
Observations Of The Travelers Field
In contrast to Chambers Bay Golf Course, site of the U.S. Open, subject of much talk about the greens and considered a chamber of horrors, ... «Hartford Courant, Jun 15»
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Golf: John Parry on a roll after surviving the "Chamber of Horrors"
GOLFER John Parry is set to be back in European Tour action this week after surviving the "Chamber of Horrors". The Knaresborough-born ... «The Press, York, Jun 15»
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Dodgers need to conquer their 2015 road woes
Now this year it's suddenly a chamber of horrors? cComments. The Dodgers need a pitcher....to fill the void created by injuries and why is ... «Los Angeles Times, Jun 15»
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Players cut up rough but only best survive Chamber of Horrors
HENRIK STENSON can always be relied upon to say it straight and march in with robust opinion where others fear to tread. “The way we're ... «The Sunday Times, Jun 15»
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Hey ODU, want prosperity? Tear down this stadium.
... So if I've got this right, golf fans, the big story at Chambers Bay this weekend is Chambers Bay and its expected role as a chamber of horrors. «The Virginian-Pilot, Jun 15»
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Chambers Bay is a test of imagination -- for observers as well as …
Or, to put it in Davis' golfspeak, the Chambers Bay chamber of horrors will present “a comprehensive test of shot-making skills, course ... «GolfDigest.com, Jun 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Chamber of Horrors [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/chamber-of-horrors>. Apr 2024 ».
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