Kahadlok

horrornoun

Alternative meanings

Intense fear, terror, or a strong feeling of dread toward something dangerous, disturbing, or very unpleasant.

Pronunciation

kah-HAD-lok

Root and affixes

Related to hadlok, fear or being afraid; ka- forms a noun of state or quality.

Variants or conjugations

hadlok = fear or afraid; kahadlok = horror or intense fear; makahahadlok = frightening; horror = horror as a genre.

Related words and expressions

kuyaw = dangerous or intense; kalisang = terror; salida = movie; hadlokon = fearful.

Meaning and usage notes

For horror as an emotion, kahadlok or kalisang works well. For a film genre, horror is also used as a loanword.