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Definition of Terror
1. Noun. An overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety.
Exact synonyms: Affright, Panic
Generic synonyms: Fear, Fearfulness, Fright
Specialized synonyms: Swivet
Derivative terms: Affright, Panic, Panic, Panicky, Terrify, Terrorise, Terrorise, Terrorist, Terrorize, Terrorize
Generic synonyms: Fear, Fearfulness, Fright
Specialized synonyms: Swivet
Derivative terms: Affright, Panic, Panic, Panicky, Terrify, Terrorise, Terrorise, Terrorist, Terrorize, Terrorize
2. Noun. A person who inspires fear or dread. "He was the terror of the neighborhood"
Exact synonyms: Scourge, Threat
Generic synonyms: Individual, Mortal, Person, Somebody, Someone, Soul
Derivative terms: Terrorist
Generic synonyms: Individual, Mortal, Person, Somebody, Someone, Soul
Derivative terms: Terrorist
3. Noun. A very troublesome child.
Exact synonyms: Brat, Holy Terror, Little Terror
Generic synonyms: Imp, Monkey, Rapscallion, Rascal, Scalawag, Scallywag, Scamp
Derivative terms: Bratty
Generic synonyms: Imp, Monkey, Rapscallion, Rascal, Scalawag, Scallywag, Scamp
Derivative terms: Bratty
4. Noun. The use of extreme fear in order to coerce people (especially for political reasons). "He used terror to make them confess"
Definition of Terror
1. n. Extreme fear; fear that agitates body and mind; violent dread; fright.
Definition of Terror
1. Noun. intense (dread), (fright), or (fear). ¹
2. Noun. specific instances of being intensely terrified ¹
3. Noun. the action or quality of causing dread; (terribleness), especially such qualities in narrative fiction ¹
4. Noun. something or someone that causes such fear. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Terror
1. intense fear [n -S]