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terror
('t/E/r/@/r )

noun (n)

  • an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety(noun.feeling)
    Synonym:
    affright, panic
    source: wordnet30
  • a person who inspires fear or dread(noun.person)
    Example:
    He was the terror of the neighborhood.
    Synonym:
    scourge, threat
    source: wordnet30
  • a very troublesome child(noun.person)
    source: wordnet30
  • the use of extreme fear in order to coerce people (especially for political reasons)(noun.act)
    Example:
    He used terror to make them confess.
    source: wordnet30
  • Extreme fear; fear that agitates body and mind; violent dread; fright.(noun)
    source: webster1913
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