Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

horror story

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.39 in modern English

Syllables
hor-ror s-to-ry
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A disturbing rumour.

Informal

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What does horror story mean?
A fictional narrative of horrifying and often supernatural events.

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