terror

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈtɛrɚ/
• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈtɛrə/

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Noun

Singular terror

Plural terrors

1. Very strong or intense fear.

   I never felt such terror as when I was robbed at gunpoint.

2. Something that causes such fear.

   The rabid dog was the terror of the neighborhood.

3. Violence or the threat of violence for political reasons; terrorism.

   The United States has declared a war on terror.

4. An annoying or unpleasant person, often a naughty child.

   My little brother can be such a terror!

Related words and phrases

• terrible
• terrific
• terrify
• terrorism
• terrorist
• terrorize/terrorise
• reign of terror