Princeton's WordNet

1. panic, terror, affright(noun)

   an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety

2. terror, scourge, threat(noun)

   a person who inspires fear or dread

   "he was the terror of the neighborhood"

3. terror, brat, little terror, holy terror(noun)

   a very troublesome child

4. terror(noun)

   the use of extreme fear in order to coerce people (especially for political reasons)

   "he used terror to make them confess"

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

1. terror(noun)ˈtɛr ər

   extreme fear

   the look of terror on his face; They ran from the scene in terror.

Wiktionary

1. terror(Noun)

   intense dread, fright, or fear.

2. terror(Noun)

   specific instances of being intensely terrified

3. terror(Noun)

   u00A0the action or quality of causing dread; terribleness, especially such qualities in narrative fiction

4. terror(Noun)

   u00A0something or someone that causes such fear.

Origin: From terreur, from accusative terrorem, from terreo, from tre-, tres-.

Webster Dictionary

1. Terror(noun)

   extreme fear; fear that agitates body and mind; violent dread; fright

2. Terror(noun)

   that which excites dread; a cause of extreme fear

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