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Meaning of "shock-horror" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SHOCK-HORROR

Shock1 + horror.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF SHOCK-HORROR

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SHOCK-HORROR

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Shock-Horror is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES SHOCK-HORROR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of shock-horror in the English dictionary

The definition of shock-horror in the dictionary is sensationalistic.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SHOCK-HORROR

shock
shock absorber
shock and awe
shock jock
shock resistant
shock tactics
shock therapy
shock troops
shock tube
shock wave
shockability
shockable
shocked
shocker
shockheaded
shocking
shocking pink
shockingly
shockingness

WORDS THAT END LIKE SHOCK-HORROR

body horror
computer error
error
holy terror
horror
human error
mirror
primary mirror
rear-view mirror
Reign of Terror
rounding error
spelling error
standard error
terror
trial and error
type I error
type II error
typing error
vanity mirror
wing mirror

Synonyms and antonyms of shock-horror in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «shock-horror» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SHOCK-HORROR

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

Translator English - Chinese

防震恐怖
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

los golpes de terror
570 millions of speakers

English

shock-horror
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सदमे हॉरर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

صدمة الرعب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ударно- ужас
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

choque - horror
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

শক-ভৌতিক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

choc - horreur
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kejutan-seram
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Schock - Horror
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

衝撃ホラー
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

충격 공포
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kejutan-horor
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sốc kinh dị
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அதிர்ச்சி-திகில்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

शॉक-हॉरर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Şok-korku
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

scossa -horror
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Horror na wstrząsy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ударно - жах
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

șoc , groază
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σοκ - τρόμου
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

skok - horror
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

stöt fasa
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sjokk - horror
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of shock-horror

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SHOCK-HORROR»

The term «shock-horror» is regularly used and occupies the 68.133 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SHOCK-HORROR» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «shock-horror» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «shock-horror» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about shock-horror

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SHOCK-HORROR»

Discover the use of shock-horror in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to shock-horror and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Shock! Horror!: Astounding Artwork From The Video Nasty Era
Marc Morris was one of the few to rescue these covers from obscurity, and this book delves deep into his unrivalled collection.
Francis Brewster, Harvey Fenton, Marc Morris, 2005
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Ruthless: An Extreme Shock Horror Collection (an Anthology)
"With Ruthless, Shane McKenzie has proved yet again that politesse is overrated, that it's not necessary to be smooth and restrained, that sometimes horror needs to be rough and messy...this is the real deal.
Shane McKenzie, 2010
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Ripley’s RBI 07: Shock Horror
Is there any truth in the terrifying stories of a strange figure in the forest with sparks flying from his fingertips? Using their own powerful skills, the RBI are tested to their limits on this sizzling adventure.
Ripley's Believe It Or Not!, 2011
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Asia shock: horror and dark cinema from Japan, Korea, Hong ...
A fan's guide to the weirdest, scariest films from Asian masters.
Patrick Galloway, 2006
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Shock Horror
These wonderful new stories are perfect for adventurously minded children between the ages of 7 and 11.In Shock Horror, reports of mysterious fires, exploding trees and unexplained power cuts in a remote Rocky Mountain town reach the RBI.
Kay Wilkins, Robert LeRoy Ripley, 2010
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Horror Video Games: Essays on the Fusion of Fear and Play
... to reduce the emotional distance between world and player. This argument can be supported by the clear shift across the genre to move epistemological and orientating devices within the presented diegesis, rather 79 Shock, Horror.
Bernard Perron, 2009
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Chicago TV Horror Movie Shows: From Shock Theatre to Svengoolie
The first comprehensive look at the horror movie programs that found their way to local TV stations in the 1950s, this book discusses how the motion picture industry initially disparaged and feared television but eventually began to embrace ...
Ted Okuda, Mark Yurkiw, 2007
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Russell Hoban/forty Years: Essays on His Writings for Children
"It's a shock horror," said Blob. "It has seven heads and five wings," said Blub. "It's flying in a circle," said Blob. "That's because it has three wings on one side and two on the other," said Blub. "It's an asymmetrical shock horror," said Blob. "We'd  ...
Alida Allison, 2000
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Nineteen Eighty-Four, by George Orwell
... of 15 volts, and increase it for every mistake. The 'learner' was an actor who feigned increasing fear and pain as increasingly stronger shocks were given, and he 'failed' to learn the Additional material SS Magazine article: 'Shock horror'
Glenda Smith, 2001
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Ripley's Bureau of Investigation 7: Shock Horror
Is there any truth in the terrifying stories of a strange figure in the forest with sparks flying from his fingertips? Using their own powerful skills, the RBI are tested to their limits on this sizzling adventure.
Ripley's Believe It Or Not!, 2010

2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SHOCK-HORROR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term shock-horror is used in the context of the following news items.
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Gabi Greck-Oh! shows off her raunchy weed mermaid costume
DRESSING up a 'weed mermaid' for Halloween is a bit of a new one, but that's one of Gabi Grecko's spooky costumes. And it certainly has a shock-horror factor. «The Daily Telegraph, Oct 14»
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The shock-horror revelation that ISN'T in Paul Kildea's new Britten …
Last night, to a launch party for Paul Kildea's new Britten biography, which turned out to be a roomful of people talking with surprising and unwarranted erudition ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Feb 13»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Shock-Horror [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/shock-horror>. Apr 2024 ».
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