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Terror Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Terror? [n] an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety [n] a very troublesome child [n] a person who inspires fear or dread; "he was the terror of the neighborhood" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Terror: brat \| holy terror \| little terror \| panic \| scourge \| threat Related Terms \| Find terms related to Terror: See Also \| fear \| fearfulness \| fright \| human \| imp \| individual \| monkey \| mortal \| person \| rapscallion \| rascal \| scalawag \| scallywag \| scamp \| somebody \| someone \| soul Terror In Webster's Dictionary \Ter"ror\, n. [L. terror, akin to terrere to frighten, for tersere; akin to Gr. ? to flee away, dread, Skr. tras to tremble, to be afraid, Russ. triasti to shake: cf. F. terreur. Cf. {Deter}.] 1. Extreme fear; fear that agitates body and mind; violent dread; fright. Terror seized the rebel host. --Milton. 2. That which excites dread; a cause of extreme fear. Those enormous terrors of the Nile. --Prior. Rulers are not a terror to good works. --Rom. xiii. 3. There is no terror, Cassius, in your threats. --Shak. Note: Terror is used in the formation of compounds which are generally self-explaining: as, terror-fraught, terror-giving, terror-smitten, terror-stricken, terror-struck, and the like. {King of terrors}, death. --Job xviii. 14. {Reign of Terror}. (F. Hist.) See in Dictionary of Noted Names in Fiction. Syn: Alarm; fright; consternation; dread; dismay. See {Alarm}.

Terror Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Terror?

[n] an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
[n] a very troublesome child
[n] a person who inspires fear or dread; "he was the terror of the neighborhood"

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Terror In Webster's Dictionary

\Ter"ror\, n. [L. terror, akin to terrere to frighten,
for tersere; akin to Gr. ? to flee away, dread, Skr. tras to
tremble, to be afraid, Russ. triasti to shake: cf. F.
terreur. Cf. {Deter}.]
1. Extreme fear; fear that agitates body and mind; violent
   dread; fright.

         Terror seized the rebel host.         --Milton.

2. That which excites dread; a cause of extreme fear.

         Those enormous terrors of the Nile.   --Prior.

         Rulers are not a terror to good works. --Rom. xiii.
                                               3.

         There is no terror, Cassius, in your threats.
                                               --Shak.

Note: Terror is used in the formation of compounds which are
      generally self-explaining: as, terror-fraught,
      terror-giving, terror-smitten, terror-stricken,
      terror-struck, and the like.

{King of terrors}, death. --Job xviii. 14.

{Reign of Terror}. (F. Hist.) See in Dictionary of Noted
   Names in Fiction.

Syn: Alarm; fright; consternation; dread; dismay. See
     {Alarm}.

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