terror

noun

ter·ror ˈter-ər How to pronounce terror (audio)

ˈte-rər

plural terrors

: a state of intense or overwhelming fear

overcome by terror

people fleeing the scene in terror

He lived in terror of being caught.

: violence or the threat of violence used as a weapon of intimidation or coercion

a regime that rules by terror

especially : violent or destructive acts (such as bombing) committed by groups in order to intimidate a population or government into granting their demands

an act of terror

the war on terror

—sometimes used before another noun

a terror attack

: a very frightening or terrifying aspect

the terrors of war

: someone or something that inspires fear : scourge

I stood before fierce Mrs. Mabel Johnston, his secretary and the terror of the office.

Russell Baker

Before rifles were available to Eskimo hunters, bears were truly the terror of their existence.

Charles T. Feazel

informal : an extremely disruptive or annoying person or thing

especially : a misbehaving child : brat

Their son is a little terror.

: reign of terror

terrorless

ˈter-ər-ləs How to pronounce terror (audio)

ˈte-rər-

adjective

Example Sentences

The sound of guns being fired fills me with terror. Many civilians fled in terror. a terror that is still fresh in her memory the terrors of life in the jungle a regime that rules by terror bombings and other acts of terror These people have been living with terror and the threat of terror for many years. a campaign of terror against ethnic minority groups See More

Recent Examples on the Web Redemptionists sought to reinscribe slavery’s power relations between Blacks and whites via racial terror, through Black Codes that disenfranchised Black voters, and by ending federal protection for Black citizenship.

Time, 15 Sep. 2022 Just two days later, the fledgling website was faced with one of the biggest stories of the decade: a domestic terror bombing in Oklahoma City that killed 168 people, including children.

USA Today, 15 Sep. 2022 Russia seeks to re-subjugate Ukraine through terror.

Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 14 Sep. 2022 The invasion has shown Putin’s indifference to human carnage and a willingness previously shown in conflicts in Chechnya and Syria to rain terror on civilians and to raze cities.

Stephen Collinson, CNN, 13 Sep. 2022 Sunday marked 21 years since the terror plot that killed nearly 3,000 people on U.S. soil.

CBS News, 12 Sep. 2022 Usama bin Laden cultivated his reputation as a terror mastermind in the decades before Sept. 11, leaving bodies strewn across continents and repeatedly landing on the CIA’s radar.

Fox News, 9 Sep. 2022 Preston Zinter, Central Catholic — The 6-3, 215-pound senior from North Andover was a dynamic deep threat last year and a terror coming off the edge defensively.

Nate Weitzer, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Sep. 2022 There’s a kind of admirable, self-knowing integrity in Colm’s simple, increasingly obsessive desire to be alone; Pádraic’s terror of being left alone himself, especially as Siobhan wistfully eyes a life beyond the island, is just as understandable.

Guy Lodge, Variety, 5 Sep. 2022 See More

单词	terrors
释义	terror noun ter·ror ˈter-ər ˈte-rər plural terrors 1 : a state of intense or overwhelming fear overcome by terror people fleeing the scene in terror He lived in terror of being caught. 2 : violence or the threat of violence used as a weapon of intimidation or coercion a regime that rules by terror especially : violent or destructive acts (such as bombing) committed by groups in order to intimidate a population or government into granting their demands an act of terror the war on terror —sometimes used before another noun a terror attack 3 : a very frightening or terrifying aspect the terrors of war 4 a : someone or something that inspires fear : scourge I stood before fierce Mrs. Mabel Johnston, his secretary and the terror of the office. Russell Baker Before rifles were available to Eskimo hunters, bears were truly the terror of their existence. Charles T. Feazel b informal : an extremely disruptive or annoying person or thing especially : a misbehaving child : brat Their son is a little terror. 5 : reign of terror terrorless ˈter-ər-ləs ˈte-rər- adjective Synonyms affliction demon daemon hang-up torment See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences The sound of guns being fired fills me with terror. Many civilians fled in terror. a terror that is still fresh in her memory the terrors of life in the jungle a regime that rules by terror bombings and other acts of terror These people have been living with terror and the threat of terror for many years. a campaign of terror against ethnic minority groups See More Recent Examples on the Web Redemptionists sought to reinscribe slavery’s power relations between Blacks and whites via racial terror, through Black Codes that disenfranchised Black voters, and by ending federal protection for Black citizenship. Time, 15 Sep. 2022 Just two days later, the fledgling website was faced with one of the biggest stories of the decade: a domestic terror bombing in Oklahoma City that killed 168 people, including children. USA Today, 15 Sep. 2022 Russia seeks to re-subjugate Ukraine through terror. Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 14 Sep. 2022 The invasion has shown Putin’s indifference to human carnage and a willingness previously shown in conflicts in Chechnya and Syria to rain terror on civilians and to raze cities. Stephen Collinson, CNN, 13 Sep. 2022 Sunday marked 21 years since the terror plot that killed nearly 3,000 people on U.S. soil. CBS News, 12 Sep. 2022 Usama bin Laden cultivated his reputation as a terror mastermind in the decades before Sept. 11, leaving bodies strewn across continents and repeatedly landing on the CIA’s radar. Fox News, 9 Sep. 2022 Preston Zinter, Central Catholic — The 6-3, 215-pound senior from North Andover was a dynamic deep threat last year and a terror coming off the edge defensively. Nate Weitzer, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Sep. 2022 There’s a kind of admirable, self-knowing integrity in Colm’s simple, increasingly obsessive desire to be alone; Pádraic’s terror of being left alone himself, especially as Siobhan wistfully eyes a life beyond the island, is just as understandable. Guy Lodge, Variety, 5 Sep. 2022 See More Word History Etymology Middle English, from Anglo-French terrour, from Latin terror, from terrēre to frighten; akin to Greek trein to be afraid, flee, tremein to tremble — more at tremble First Known Use 15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Phrases Containing terror counter-terror reign of terror hold no terror(s) night terror holy terror counter-terror reign of terror hold no terror(s) night terror holy terror Kids Definition terror noun ter·ror ˈter-ər 1 : a state of great fear They fled in terror. 2 : a cause of great fear All these, however, were mere terrors of the night … Washington Irving, "Sleepy Hollow" Legal Definition terror noun ter·ror : an intense fear of physical injury or death inflict terror by forced entry or unlawful assembly also : the infliction of such fear an act of terror terrors noun plural of terror as in demons a source of persistent emotional distress after the death of her father, fear of developing cancer became one of the terrors of her life Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance demons torments afflictions hang-ups daemons bugaboos hobgoblins bugbears ogres bêtes noires bogeys bogies
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terror

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