Meaning & Definition of Terror in English
English⟶
Terror
/tɛrər/
noun
1. An overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
synonym:
- panic,
- terror,
- affright
2. A person who inspires fear or dread
- "He was the terror of the neighborhood"
synonym:
- terror,
- scourge,
- threat
3. A very troublesome child
synonym:
- terror,
- brat,
- little terror,
- holy terror
4. The use of extreme fear in order to coerce people (especially for political reasons)
- "He used terror to make them confess"
synonym:
- terror
Examples of using
Some people have a terror of mice.
This is a horror staple - young men and women spend a night of terror in an isolated house.
My university friend is against terror.