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terror

ter·ror

UK/tɛɚ/ US/ˈtɛɹɚ/ common slang

noun

1.

an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety

Synonyms
2.

a person who inspires fear or dread

  • “he was the terror of the neighborhood”
Synonyms
3.

Origin

From late Middle English terrour, from Old French terreur f (“terror, fear, dread”), from Latin terror (“fright, fear, terror”), from terrēre (“to frighten, terrify”), from Old Latin tr̥reō, from Proto-Italic *trozeō, from Proto-Indo-European *tre- (“to shake”), *tres- (“to tremble”).

Phrases

  • balance of terror
  • holy terror
  • night terror
  • red terror
  • reign of terror
  • saffron terror
  • sleep terror

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