terror

terror
ter|ror [ˈterə US -ər] n
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1¦(fear)¦
2¦(frightening situation)¦
3¦(violent action)¦
4¦(person)¦
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[Date: 1300-1400; : Old French; Origin: terreur, from Latin terror, from terrere; TERRIBLE]
1.) ¦(FEAR)¦[U]
a feeling of extreme fear
in terror
▪ People fled in terror as fire tore through the building.
▪ Shots rang out, and I screamed in terror .
▪ We lived in terror of our father when he was drinking.
▪ There was a look of sheer terror (=complete terror) on his face.
strike terror into sb/sb's heart
▪ The sound of enemy planes struck terror into our hearts.
2.) ¦(FRIGHTENING SITUATION)¦
an event or situation that makes people feel extremely frightened, especially because they think they may die
terror of
▪ the terrors of war
▪ Death holds no terrors for (=does not frighten) me.
3.) ¦(VIOLENT ACTION)¦[U]
violent action for political purposes
▪ The resistance movement started a campaign of terror .
▪ The Red Army Faction tried to undermine the state by terror tactics .
▪ Pol Pot's reign of terror in Cambodia
4.) ¦(PERSON)¦ informal
a child who is difficult to control
▪ That Johnson kid's a real little terror!
→reign of terror at ↑reign1 (4)
→a holy terror at ↑holy

Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

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