Terror
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈtɛɹ.ɚ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Terror is a noun meaning (countable, uncountable) Intense dread, fright, or fear.
Meaning
(countable, uncountable) Intense dread, fright, or fear.
More Meanings
- (uncountable) The action or quality of causing dread; terribleness, especially such qualities in narrative fiction.
- (countable) Something or someone that causes such fear.
- (uncountable) Terrorism.
- (pathology, countable) A night terror.
- (Philippines, slang) A strict teacher who fails most of the students.
Example Sentences
a terror attack
the War on Terror
The terrors of the storm
The terrors with which I was seized […] were extreme.
Word Forms
- terrors
- terrour
Synonyms for terror
Depending on context, synonyms include horror, fear, afraidness, scourge, panic, brat.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include threat, scourge, brat, panic, horror, scary.
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