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terror
[ ter-er ]
noun
- intense, sharp, overmastering fear:
to be frantic with terror.
Synonyms: , ,
Antonyms:
- an instance or cause of intense fear or anxiety; quality of causing terror:
to be a terror to evildoers.
- any period of frightful violence or bloodshed likened to the Reign of Terror in France.
- violence or threats of violence used for intimidation or coercion; terrorism.
- Informal. a person or thing that is especially annoying or unpleasant.
terror
/ ˈɛə /
noun
- great fear, panic, or dread
- a person or thing that inspires great dread
- informal.a troublesome person or thing, esp a child
- terrorism
Derived Forms
- ˈٱǰڳܱ, adjective
- ˈٱǰ, adjective
Other Word Forms
- ٱ۴ǰ·ڳܱ adjective
- ٱ۴ǰ· adjective
- dzܲt·ٱrǰ noun
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of terror1
Idioms and Phrases
see holy terror .Synonym Study
Example Sentences
It also said Israel was not obliged to allow in aid because Hamas had "hijacked" supplies "to rebuild its terror machine".
It also said that Israel was not obliged to allow in aid because Hamas had "hijacked" supplies "to rebuild its terror machine".
It said India would be "unrelenting in the pursuit of those who have committed acts of terror, or conspired to make them possible".
Describing the incident as a "cowardly terror attack on tourists", Sinha wrote on X: "I assure the people that those behind this despicable attack will not go unpunished."
A good portion of people are currently zigzagging between terror that their life savings is disappearing before their eyes, and terror that their constitutional rights are in the same trash bin.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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