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body horror

body horror noun: a genre of horror fiction based around the graphic destruction or alteration of the body.

Noun

body horror (uncountable)

  1. A genre of horror fiction based around the graphic destruction or alteration of the body.

Questions about body horror

What does body horror mean?
Body horror means a genre of horror fiction based around the graphic destruction or alteration of the body.
What part of speech is body horror?
Body horror is a noun.

Words near body horror in the dictionary

  1. body gear
  2. body gears
  3. body hair
  4. body hairs
  5. body heat
  6. body horror
  7. body hygiene kit
  8. body hygiene kits
  9. body image
  10. body images
  11. body in black

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