horror story
A fictional narrative of horrifying and often supernatural eventsA fictional narrative of horrifying and often supernatural events.
» We stayed around the bonfire telling jokes and horror stories.
Мы стояли у костра и рассказывали анекдоты и страшные истории. — Ivanovb
Ми залишилися біля вогнища, розказуючи анекдоти та страшилки. — deniko
marcelostockle · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
3 sensesA fictional narrative of horrifying and often supernatural events.
The film is based on a horror story by Edgar Allan Poe.
(informal)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.
Examples
14 sentencesWe stayed around the bonfire telling jokes and horror stories.
Ми залишилися біля вогнища, розказуючи анекдоти та страшилки. — deniko
ruМы стояли у костра и рассказывали анекдоты и страшные истории. — Ivanovb
Sami told police a horror story.
Sami ready some terrifying horror stories.
Ziri has many horror stories to tell.
Sami found himself in the middle of a real-life horror story.
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