terror, n.
(terrors)
freq. cnt. 12
(terrors)
freq. cnt. 12
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
<noun.feeling> freq. cnt.: 18 freq. cnt.: 11 freq. cnt.: 7
affright panic terror
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a person who inspires fear or dread
<noun.person> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
scourge terror threat
sample sentences
"he was the terror of the neighborhood"
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the use of extreme fear in order to coerce people (especially for political reasons)
<noun.act>
terror
sample sentences
"he used terror to make them confess"
a very troublesome child
<noun.person>
brat holy terror little terror terror
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