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Definitions

horrors

NOUN
delirium tremens
Synonyms
WEAK
DT's blue Johnnies blue devils delirium alcoholicum delirium ebriositatis dementia a potu heebie-jeebies jimjams mania pink elephants pink spiders screaming meemies shakes snakes in the boots the DTs

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But because it involved cauterizing lesions, I was put under general anesthesia to spare me the horrors of experiencing it.

From Slate • Apr. 18, 2026

Genre-bending authors are often well-suited to making sense of the daily horrors and subtle corrosions.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

Having suppressed its military for years in an attempt to atone for the horrors it perpetrated, can Germany fulfil its newfound ambition to become Europe's preeminent military power?

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

Finally the sport has let its hair down about horrors like bat flips and guess what: It’s been good for baseball.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026

For the horrors of the American Negro’s life there has been almost no language.

From "The Fire Next Time" by James Baldwin