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terror

terror

282 4.9
A very strong feeling of fear and worry
  • noun
  • /ˈtɛrər/
: terror
  • As she walked alone at night, a deep sense of terror washed over her with every sound she heard.
  • feel terror
  • a sense of terror
  • inspire terror

A space of dream, a space of terror, a space of symbolic fable.

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Examples

  • To live in terror every moment of every day... because your son is heir to the throne.

  • It's a collision course of stress, anxiety, terror and more.

  • So it was this incredible terror that happened to people.

  • You have you have the look of terror in your eyes.

  • For me it was absolute terror, just terror that I would not know what to do.

  • For me, it was absolute terror, just terror that I would not know what to do.

  • Everyone lives in absolute terror.

  • But when he was alone, the cold terror would start to creep in.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • And many, overcome with terror like everyone else, simply fled.

  • And there's a certain terror and I even hear it in her voice.

Synonyms

fear
vsterror
∞ 1.0

An unpleasant feeling of being afraid because something seems dangerous

is an extreme, overwhelming form with stronger anxiety
horror
vsterror
441 2.1

A very strong feeling of fear, shock, or disgust

is more centered on overwhelming fear plus persistent anxiety
anxiety
vsterror
423 3.5

A worried, nervous feeling that makes you unable to relax

is an overpowering, intense fear that feels physically overwhelming
panic
vsterror
394 2.7

A sudden strong feeling of fear that makes you lose control

is a strong, often more sustained feeling of fear and anxiety
alarm
vsterror
159 2.3

A sudden feeling of fear or worry about danger

is more intense and deeply felt than a quick reaction to danger
fright
vsterror
88 1.5

A sudden strong feeling of fear when you expect danger

is a stronger, more overwhelming emotional state than brief shock
affright
vsterror
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A sudden strong feeling of fear

is more lasting and overwhelming rather than a brief shock

Antonyms

190 1.0

A feeling of physical ease and being free from pain

52 1.0

A quiet, peaceful feeling that helps you stay steady

Compounds

night terror
  • Specialized
22 7.8

A sleep event, often in children, when a child wakes screaming in great fear and does not remember it

6 8.9

A time when rulers use violence to make people afraid

holy terror
  • Informal
3 8.9

A child who is very naughty and hard to control

little terror
  • Informal
1 7.2

A child who behaves badly and causes a lot of trouble

1 9.3

A period during the French Revolution from 1793 to 1794 with mass executions and political violence

sleep terror disorder
  • Specialized
9.2

A sleep problem where someone wakes from deep sleep with intense fear and often screams, usually without memory

How Scared

terror
282 4.9
panic
394 2.7
alarm
159 2.3
fear
∞ 1.0
worry
290 1.0

Surface Forms

terror singular
terrors plural

Etymology

Terror comes from the Latin verb terrere 'to frighten', the same root you see in terrify. So terror today means a very strong, overwhelming feeling of fear.