Definition & Meaning of "terror"in English

Terror

a feeling of great fear

Grammatical Information

Animacy status

Abstract

Composition

Simple

Uncountable

singular

not gender specific

Examples

The sudden loud noise filled him with terror.

a child who causes constant trouble or mischief

Examples

Their youngest is a real terror.

a person who provokes intense fear

Examples

The bandit became a terror to the region.

the deliberate use of severe fear as a tool of coercion, often tied to political aims

Examples

The regime governed through terror.

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