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chamber of horrors

chamber of horrors noun: an exhibition which displays horrific items, such as instruments of torture, frightful crimes being committed, etc.

Noun

chamber of horrors (plural chambers of horrors)

  1. An exhibition which displays horrific items, such as instruments of torture, frightful crimes being committed, etc.
    • “Screaming headlines in every paper in the country—damn all journalists, I say! Do you know there was a whole crowd staring in at the lodge gates this morning. Sort of Madame Tussaud’s chamber of horrors business that can be seen for nothing.”1920, Agatha Christie, The Mysterious Affair at Styles, London: Pan Books, published 1954, page 126
    Synonyms:
    horror chamber
  2. Any place in which horrific things take place or have taken place.

Synonyms of chamber of horrors

Forms of chamber of horrors

pluralchambers of horrors

Questions about chamber of horrors

What does chamber of horrors mean?
Chamber of horrors means an exhibition which displays horrific items, such as instruments of torture, frightful crimes being committed, etc.
What part of speech is chamber of horrors?
Chamber of horrors is a noun.
What is the plural of chamber of horrors?
The plural of chamber of horrors is chambers of horrors.

Words near chamber of horrors in the dictionary

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  2. chamber lamps
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  4. chamber music
  5. chamber of commerce
  6. chamber of horrors
  7. chamber opera
  8. chamber orchestra
  9. chamber orchestras
  10. chamber organ
  11. chamber organs

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