horror show

noun

: something difficult to deal with or watch
the trial was a horror show

Examples of horror show in a Sentence

The trial has been a horror show.
Recent Examples on the Web His five games at Nebraska were a horror show of turnovers and disappointment. Matthew Self, The Arizona Republic, 17 Oct. 2024 The series, which is horror only inasmuch as international politics are a horror show, fittingly premieres on Netflix on Halloween. Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 8 Oct. 2024 One is a true crime, one is a sports thing, one is a horror show out of my brain, one is a tribute to the ABC shows of my youth. Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Oct. 2024 News ahead of the premiere of his new horror show, Grotesquerie, on Monday, Sept. 23. Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for horror show 

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Word History

First Known Use

circa 1959, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of horror show was circa 1959

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“Horror show.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/horror%20show. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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