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单词 terror
释义 terror
 —terrorful,  adj.   —terrorless,  adj.  
 /ter"euhr/,  n.  
  1. intense, sharp, overmastering fear: to be frantic with terror.
  2. an instance or cause of intense fear or anxiety; quality of causing terror: to be a terror to evildoers.
  3. any period of frightful violence or bloodshed likened to the Reign of Terror in France.
  4. violence or threats of violence used for intimidation or coercion; terrorism.
  5.  Informal.   a person or thing that is especially annoying or unpleasant.
 [1325-75; < L, equiv. to terr(ere) to frighten + -or -OR1; r. ME terrour < AF < L, as above]
 Syn. 1. alarm, dismay, consternation. TERROR, HORROR, PANIC, FRIGHT all imply extreme fear in the presence of danger or evil. TERROR implies an intense fear that is somewhat prolonged and may refer to imagined or future dangers: frozen with terror. HORROR implies a sense of shock at a danger that is also evil, and the danger may be to others rather than to oneself: to recoil in horror. PANIC and FRIGHT both imply a sudden shock of fear. FRIGHT is usually of short duration: a spasm of fright. PANIC is uncontrolled and unreasoning fear, often groundless, that may be prolonged: The mob was in a panic.
 Ant. 1. calm.
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