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chambers of horrors

chambers of horrors is the plural of chamber of horrors.

Meaning of chamber of horrors

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.

Questions about chambers of horrors

What is chambers of horrors the plural of?
Chambers of horrors is the plural of chamber of horrors.

Words near chambers of horrors in the dictionary

  1. chamberpot
  2. chamberpots
  3. chambers
  4. Chambers County
  5. chambers of commerce
  6. chambers of horrors
  7. Chambersburg
  8. Chamberses
  9. chambersful
  10. Chambersian
  11. chambersite

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