terror
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7.3
- noun
- /ˈtɛrər/
- Offensive
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terror
- The toddler is such a terror; she practically runs the house with her antics.
Everyone knows that that that I love a terror and I do love a terror and I'm exceptionally good at it.
- Everyone knows that that that I love a terror and I do love a terror and I'm exceptionally good at it.
Examples
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She's a terror.
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- Your son is a holy terror.
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I used to be a, a white terror type of person.
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Like, I was, I was a terror, absolute terror.
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Oh, Danny, you are a terror!
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- You're a terror, Bruce.
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My brother and Gail, they used to be the terrors of this river.
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Oh, you're a terror.
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Danny couldn't imagine bringing Duke to school; what a terror he'd be, tearing down the halls!
Fiction book (2001) -
Whenever he's in the playground, he becomes a little terror, climbing everything in sight.
Synonyms
168
4.6
A child who behaves badly and annoys others
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8.9
A child who is very naughty and hard to control
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7.2
A child who behaves badly and causes a lot of trouble
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
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7.8
A sleep event, often in children, when a child wakes screaming in great fear and does not remember it
- NSFW
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9.3
A period during the French Revolution from 1793 to 1794 with mass executions and political violence
- Specialized
A sleep problem where someone wakes from deep sleep with intense fear and often screams, usually without memory
How Troublesome
Surface Forms
Etymology
Terror is also used informally for a very naughty or difficult person because such a child can terrify adults by causing trouble. So calling someone a 'terror' pictures them as loud, wild, and hard to control.