1
[ noun ] an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety

Synonyms

panic

Used in print

("Editorials"...)

But if his purpose was to inspire terror , his action could hardly have miscarried more obviously .

Not terror , but anger and resentment have been the general reaction outside the Soviet sphere .

(Louis Zara, Dark Rider....)

He clenched his fists and faced the terror .

(Howard Fast, April Morning....)

It was my initiation to war and the insane symphony war plays ; for what had happened on the common was only terror and flight ; but this grinning , broken head , not ten feet away from me , was the sharp definition of what my reality had become .

(Gerald Green, The Heartless Light....)

Through the swathings of terror , she jabbed deceit 's sharp point - Amy would be reborn , a new child , with new parents , living under new circumstances .

Related terms

fear terrorize terrify panic

2
[ noun ] a person who inspires fear or dread

Synonyms

threat scourge

Examples

"he was the terror of the neighborhood"

Used in print

(St. Louis Post-Dispatch,...)

Like the Yankees ' slugger , Mays , the terror of the Giants , has had seasons that would be considered the ultimate by most players , but not by - or for - Willie .

Related terms

person

3
[ noun ] a very troublesome child

Related terms

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