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ter⋅ror

  [ter-er]
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–noun
1. intense, sharp, overmastering fear: to be frantic with terror.
2. an instance or cause of intense fear or anxiety; quality of causing terror: to be a terror to evildoers.
3. any period of frightful violence or bloodshed likened to the Reign of Terror in France.
4. violence or threats of violence used for intimidation or coercion; terrorism.
5. Informal. a person or thing that is especially annoying or unpleasant.
Origin:
1325–75; < L, equiv. to terr(ēre) to frighten + -or -or 1 ; r. ME terrour < AF < L, as above

Related forms:
ter⋅ror⋅ful, adjective
ter⋅ror⋅less, adjective

Synonyms:
1. alarm, dismay, consternation. Terror, horror, panic, fright all imply extreme fear in the presence of danger or evil. Terror implies an intense fear that is somewhat prolonged and may refer to imagined or future dangers: frozen with terror. Horror implies a sense of shock at a danger that is also evil, and the danger may be to others rather than to oneself: to recoil in horror. Panic and fright both imply a sudden shock of fear. Fright is usually of short duration: a spasm of fright. Panic is uncontrolled and unreasoning fear, often groundless, that may be prolonged: The mob was in a panic.

Antonyms:
1. calm.
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Main Entry: ter·ror
Function: noun
: an intense fear of physical injury or death terror by forced entry or unlawful assembly>; also : the infliction of such fear terror>
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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