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ALL meanings of terror

ter·ror
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  • noun terror intense fright 1
  • noun terror violence, bloodshed 1
  • noun terror intense, sharp, overmastering fear: to be frantic with terror. 1
  • noun terror an instance or cause of intense fear or anxiety; quality of causing terror: to be a terror to evildoers. 1
  • noun terror any period of frightful violence or bloodshed likened to the Reign of Terror in France. 1
  • noun terror violence or threats of violence used for intimidation or coercion; terrorism. 1
  • noun terror Informal. a person or thing that is especially annoying or unpleasant. 1
  • uncountable noun terror Terror is very great fear. 0
  • uncountable noun terror Terror is violence or the threat of violence, especially when it is used for political reasons. 0
  • countable noun terror A terror is something that makes you very frightened. 0
  • countable noun terror If someone describes a child as a terror, they think that he or she is naughty and difficult to control. 0
  • noun terror great fear, panic, or dread 0
  • noun terror a person or thing that inspires great dread 0
  • noun terror a troublesome person or thing, esp a child 0
  • abbreviation TERROR terrorism 0
  • noun terror intense fear 0
  • noun terror a person or thing causing intense fear 0
  • noun terror the quality of causing such fear; terribleness 0
  • noun terror a program of terrorism or a party, group, etc. resorting to terrorism 0
  • noun terror a very annoying or unmanageable person, esp. a child; nuisance; pest 0
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