a look of horror came over his face

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hor•ror n.

[uncountable] overwhelming distress caused by something shocking, terrifying, or revolting.
anything that causes such a feeling:[countable]the horrors of trench warfare.
a strong fear or dislike of something:[countable]a horror of firearms.
Informal Terms something that inspires revulsion:[countable]That wallpaper is a horror.

adj. [before a noun]

inspiring horror:a horror movie.

interj.

horrors, This word is used to express mild dismay, surprise, disappointment, etc.:Horrors! Back again, eh?

See -horr-.

hor•ror n.

an overwhelming and painful feeling caused by something frightfully shocking, terrifying, or revolting;
a shuddering fear:to shrink back from a mutilated corpse in horror.
anything that causes such a feeling:killing, looting, and other horrors of war.
such a feeling as a quality or condition:to have known the horror of slow starvation.
a strong aversion;
abhorrence:to have a horror of emotional outbursts.
Informal Termssomething considered bad or tasteless:That wallpaper is a horror. The party was a horror.
Informal Terms horrors:
- See delirium tremens.
- extreme depression.

adj.

inspiring or creating horror, loathing, aversion, etc.:The hostages told horror stories of their year in captivity.
centered upon or depicting terrifying or macabre events:a horror movie.

interj.

horrors, (used as a mild expression of dismay, surprise, disappointment, etc.)

Latin horrōr-, stem of horror
Anglo-French
Latin horror, equivalent. to horr- (stem of horrēre to bristle with fear; see horrendous) + -or -or¹; replacing Middle English orrour
1520–30

terror.

horror /ˈhɒrə/ n

extreme fear; terror; dread
intense loathing; hatred
(often plural) a thing or person causing fear, loathing, etc
(modifier) having a frightening subject, esp a supernatural one: a horror film

Etymology: 14th Century: from Latin: a trembling with fear; compare hirsute

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