horror story

English

Noun

horror story (plural horror stories)

A fictional narrative of distressing events.
The film is based on a horror story by Edgar Allan Poe.
A disturbing rumour.
We've heard horror stories about people being attacked in the elevator.
An unpleasant experience.
It was more of a horror story than a vacation.

Translations

fictional narrative of distressing events

Chinese:
Mandarin: 恐怖故事 (kǒngbù gùshì)
Dutch: horrorverhaal (nl) n
Finnish: kauhutarina
French: please add this translation if you can
Hungarian: horrortörténet

Portuguese: please add this translation if you can
Russian: please add this translation if you can
Spanish: historia de terror, historia de miedo f
Swedish: skräckhistoria (sv)
Uyghur: قورقۇنچلۇق ھېكايە‎ (qorqunchluq hëkaye)

disturbing rumour

Chinese:
Mandarin: 可怕的謠言, 可怕的谣言 (kěpà de yáoyán)
Finnish: kauhutarina

French: horreurs (fr) f pl
Portuguese: please add this translation if you can

unpleasant experience

Chinese:
Mandarin: 恐怖的經歷, 恐怖的经历 (kǒngbù de jīnglì)
Dutch: horrorverhaal (nl) n
Finnish: kauhutarina
French: horreur (fr) f

Portuguese: please add this translation if you can
Russian: please add this translation if you can
Spanish: historia de terror f, historia de miedo f
Swedish: skräckexempel (sv) n

See also

horror show

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