katatakutan
horror or source of fear
From root: takot
Usage Note
Katatakutan refers to the horror genre in media or a specific source of great fear. You will often see this word used in the phrase pelikulang katatakutan to mean a horror movie.
Examples
" Mahilig siya sa katatakutan. "
Natural Translation
He/She likes horror.
Literal Translation
Fond he/she in horror.
" Maraming katatakutan sa lumang bahay. "
Natural Translation
There are many horror in the old house.
Literal Translation
Many horror in-the old house.
" Tuwing Halloween, nanonood kami ng mga pelikulang katatakutan bagaman natatakot naman talaga ang aking nakababatang kapatid. "
Natural Translation
Every Halloween, we watch horror movies even though my younger sibling really does get scared.
Literal Translation
Every Halloween, watching we of plural movie horror although getting-scared anyway really the my younger sibling.
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