See Also: terror(dictionary)
terror(dictionary)
TERROR(law)
sleep terror(medicine)
Reign of Terror(encyclopedia)
Sleep terror disorder(health)

terror (oh)



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1 ?fear?
2 ?frightening situation?
3 ?violent action?
4 ?person?
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[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: terreur, from Latin terror, from terrere; TERRIBLE]
?FEAR?
[U] a feeling of extreme fear
in terror
::People fled in terror as fire tore through the building.
::Shots rang out, and I screamed in terror .
::We lived in terror of our father when he was drinking.
::There was a look of sheer terror (=complete terror) on his face.
strike terror into sb/sb's heart
::The sound of enemy planes struck terror into our hearts.
?FRIGHTENING SITUATION?
[C] an event or situation that makes people feel extremely frightened, especially because they think they may die
terror of
::the terrors of war
::Death holds no terrors for (=does not frighten) me.
?VIOLENT ACTION?
[U] violent action for political purposes
-synonym terrorism terrorism
::The resistance movement started a campaign of terror .
::The Red Army Faction tried to undermine the state by terror tactics .
::Pol Pot's reign of terror in Cambodia
?PERSON?
[C] informal a child who is difficult to control
::That Johnson kid's a real little terror!
-see also reign of terror at reign 1 (4)
-see also a holy terror at holy (4)