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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

Wide-eyed consumption of all the horrors we encounter on an hourly basis may look like attention, but it isn’t so different from indifference.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 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

Even greater horrors adorned the walls surrounding us and were fastened by ropes to the ceiling above.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros