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kauhu.

horror, terror, dread (feeling of profound fear)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkɑu̯hu/[ˈkɑ̝u̯ɦu]
  1. horror, terror, dread (feeling of profound fear)

  2. horror, terror (thing or person arousing horror)

  3. horror (genre of fiction)

Where this word comes from

kauh- + -u, from the same origin as kauhea.

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