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

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

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

4. Noun. The use of extreme fear in order to coerce people (especially for political reasons). "He used terror to make them confess"
Specialized synonyms: Act Of Terrorism, Terrorism, Terrorist Act
Generic synonyms: Coercion

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]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Terror

territorializations
territorialize
territorialized
territorializes
territorializing
territorially
territorials
territoried
territories
territory
territs
terroir
terroirist
terroirists
terroirs
terror (current term)
terror-stricken
terror-struck
terror bird
terrorchid
terrorchids
terrorcore
terrorisation
terrorise
terrorised
terroriser
terrorisers
terrorises
terrorising
terrorism

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