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horrors

NOUN
delirium tremens
Synonyms
WEAK
DT's blue Johnnies blue devils delirium alcoholicum delirium ebriositatis dementia a potu heebie-jeebies jimjams mania pink elephants pink spiders screaming meemies shakes snakes in the boots the DTs

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But because it involved cauterizing lesions, I was put under general anesthesia to spare me the horrors of experiencing it.

From Slate • Apr. 18, 2026

In its own way, that’s even more chilling and resonant than the horrors of “The Handmaid’s Tale.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

Having suppressed its military for years in an attempt to atone for the horrors it perpetrated, can Germany fulfil its newfound ambition to become Europe's preeminent military power?

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

I say this as someone who never had to deal with modern dating horrors, but has close friends who do, if they haven’t surrendered to heterofatalism entirely.

From Salon • Mar. 8, 2026

I've been writing my memories down, the good ones...and the horrors, too.

From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper