horrible, horror, horrid – Horrible, horror, and horrid are from Latin horrere, “stand on end” (hair) or “tremble, shudder,” and the original sense of horrid was “bristly, shaggy, rough.” More…
horrific, horrendous, horrible, horrid – In decreasing degree of horror: horrific, horrendous, horrible, horrid. More…
pant – The shock that makes you “gasp” is behind the word pant, from Latin phantasiare, “gasp in horror.” More…
terror, horror – Terror is stronger than horror, though it usually lasts for a shorter time. More…