ter·ror (t r  r)n. 1. Intense, overpowering fear. See Synonyms at fear. 2. One that instills intense fear: a rabid dog that became the terror of the neighborhood. 3. The ability to instill intense fear: the terror of jackboots pounding down the street. 4. Violence committed or threatened by a group to intimidate or coerce a population, as for military or political purposes. 5. Informal An annoying or intolerable pest: that little terror of a child. [Middle English terrour, from Old French terreur, from Latin terror, from terr  re, to frighten.] |
terror [ˈtɛrə]
n
1. great fear, panic, or dread
2. a person or thing that inspires great dread
3. Informal a troublesome person or thing, esp a child
4. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) terrorism
[from Old French terreur, from Latin terror, from terrēre to frighten; related to Greek trein to run away in terror]
terrorful adj
terrorless adj
terror, horror - Terror is stronger than horror, though it usually lasts for a shorter time.
See also related terms for horror.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  terror - an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxietyfear, fearfulness, fright - an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight) swivet - a panic or extreme discomposure; "it threw her into a swivet" |
| 2. | terror - a person who inspires fear or dread; "he was the terror of the neighborhood" | |
| 3. |  terror - a very troublesome child | |
| 4. | terror - the use of extreme fear in order to coerce people (especially for political reasons); "he used terror to make them confess" act of terrorism, terrorism, terrorist act - the calculated use of violence (or the threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this is done through intimidation or coercion or instilling fear coercion - the act of compelling by force of authority |
terror
noun
1. fear, alarm, dread, fright, panic, anxiety, intimidation, fear and trembling I shook with terror whenever I flew in an aeroplane.
2. nightmare, monster, bogeyman, devil, fiend, bugbear, scourge the many obscure terrors that haunted the children of that period
3. rascal, devil, monkey, scamp, horror (informal), troublemaker, imp, tyke (Brit. informal), scally (Northwest English dialect), mischief-maker, perisher (Brit. informal), holy terror (informal), spalpeen (Irish informal) He was a little terror; always had been difficult to control.
Translations
terror [ˈterəʳ]
A. N
1. (= fear) → terror m
to live in terror → vivir en el terror
to live in terror of sth → vivir aterrorizado por algo
he went or was in terror of his life → temía por su vida, temía ser asesinado
I have a terror of bats → tengo horror a los murciélagos
he had a terror of flying → le daba miedo volar
the headmistress holds no terrors for me → la directora no me infunde miedo a mí
to sow terror everywhere → sembrar el terror por todas partes
to live in terror → vivir en el terror
to live in terror of sth → vivir aterrorizado por algo
he went or was in terror of his life → temía por su vida, temía ser asesinado
I have a terror of bats → tengo horror a los murciélagos
he had a terror of flying → le daba miedo volar
the headmistress holds no terrors for me → la directora no me infunde miedo a mí
to sow terror everywhere → sembrar el terror por todas partes
2. (= person, child) she's a terror on the roads → es un peligro conduciendo
you little terror! → ¡eres un diablillo!
you little terror! → ¡eres un diablillo!
terror [ˈtɛrər]
n
(= fear) → terreur f
to live in terror of sth → vivre dans la terreur de qch
to have a terror of doing sth → être terrorisé(e) à l'idée de faire qch
to hold no terrors for sb → ne pas faire peur à qn
to live in terror of sth → vivre dans la terreur de qch
to have a terror of doing sth → être terrorisé(e) à l'idée de faire qch
to hold no terrors for sb → ne pas faire peur à qn
modif (= terrorist) [campaign, attack, group, network, suspect, tactics, threat] → terroriste
terror
n
no pl (= great fear) → panische Angst (→ of vor +dat); in terror → in panischer Angst; to be in terror of one’s life → um sein Leben bangen; it held no terror for him → er schreckte nicht davor zurück; reign of terror (Hist, fig) → Terror- or Schreckensherrschaft f; the IRA terror campaign → die Terrorkampagne der IRA
(= cause of terror, terrible event) → Schrecken m; he was the terror of the other boys → er terrorisierte die anderen Jungen; the headmaster was a terror to boys who misbehaved → der Rektor war der Schrecken aller Jungen, die sich schlecht benahmen
(inf: = person) → Teufel m; (= child) → Ungeheuer nt; a terror with the ladies → ein Weiberheld m (inf)
terror [ˈtɛrəʳ] n (fear) → terrore m (fam) (child) → peste f
to live in terror of sth → vivere nel terrore di qc
she's a terror on the roads → al volante è un pericolo pubblico
you little terror! → piccola peste!
to live in terror of sth → vivere nel terrore di qc
she's a terror on the roads → al volante è un pericolo pubblico
you little terror! → piccola peste!
n terror [ˈterə]
1 very great fear She screamed with/in terror; She has a terror of spiders. vrees رُعْب، خَوْف شَديد ужас hrůza skræk das Entsetzen τρόμος, τρομάρα terror, pavor kabuhirm وحشت kauhu terreur טְרוֹר आतंक, भय užas, strah rémület rasa ngeri skelfing terrore 恐怖 공포 siaubas šausmas perasaan gentar schrik skrekk, frykt, terror paniczny strach pavor groază страх hrôza groza strah skräck ความหวาดกลัว dehşet, terör 恐怖 жах, страх خوف، دہشت nỗi sợ hãi 恐怖
2 something which makes one very afraid The terrors of war. verskrikking إرهاب، عَمَل فَظيع страх hrůza rædsel der Schrecken φρίκη, φρικαλεότητα terror, horror koledus, õud عامل ترس kauhu terreur אֵימָה विभीषिका stvar ili osoba, koji ulijeva strah terror, rémuralom kengerian ógn terrore 恐怖 공포를 주는 것 baisumas, siaubybė briesmas; bieds menggentarkan verschrikking terror, redsel okropność horror teroare ужас hrôza grozovitost strahota fasa คนหรือสิ่งที่ก่อให้เกิดความกลัวสุดขีด dehşet kaynağı 引起恐怖的事物 жах دہشت انگيز điều gây sợ hãi 引起恐怖的事物
3 a troublesome person, especially a child That child is a real terror! lastige persoon شَخصٌ فَظيع، مُشاغِب كبير напаст postrach rædsel; skrækkelig unge die Plage φόβος και τρόμος, βάσανο (για πρόσωπο) diablillo tülin, marakratt بچه شرور و شیطان hirmu terreur מְחַבֵּל आतंकित nesnosan čovjek rémkép anak nakal ógnvaldur peste やっかい者 골치 아픈 사람 siaubas,pabaisa neizturams cilvēks macam pelesit lastpot redselsfull person/unge postrach, utrapienie diabrete drăcuşor (de copil) сущее наказание postrach nadležnež napast plåga เด็กที่ก่อกวน baş belası 極討厭的傢伙(人), 可怕的人 жах پريشان کن kẻ hay quấy rối 极讨厌的家伙（人）, 可怕的人
n terrorism
the actions or methods of terrorists international terrorism. terrorisme إرْهاب тероризъм terorismus terrorisme der Terrorismus τρομοκρατία terrorismo terrorism تروریسم terrorismi terrorisme טְרוֹרִיזְם आतंकवाद terorizam terrorizmus terorisme hryðjuverkastarfsemi terrorismo テロ行為 테러리즘 terorizmas terorisms keganasan terrorisme terrorisme terroryzm terrorismo terorism терроризм násilie, terorizmus terorizem terorizam terrorism การใช้ความรุนแรงเพื่อข้อเรียกร้องทางการเมือง terörizm, tedhişçilik 恐怖行為(主義) тероризм دہشت گردي chủ nghĩa khủng bố 恐怖行为（主义）
n terrorist
a person who tries to frighten people or governments into doing what he/she wants by using or threatening violence The plane was hijacked by terrorists; (also adjective ) terrorist activities. terroris إرهابي терорист terorista; teroristický terrorist; terror- der/die Terrorist(in); terroristisch τρομοκράτης terrorista terrorist تروریست terroristi terroriste מְחַבֵּל आतंकवादी terorist terrorista; terror- teroris hryðjuverkamaður terrorista テロリスト(の) 테러리스트 teroristas terorists pengganas terrorist terrorist(-) terrorysta terrorista terorist террорист terorista terorist terorista terrorist ผู้ก่อการร้าย terörist 恐怖分子 терорист دہشت گرد، دہشت گردانہ kẻ khủng bố 恐怖分子
v terrorize, ˈterrorise
to make very frightened by using or threatening violence A lion escaped from the zoo and terrorized the whole town. terroriseer يُرْعِب، يُرْهِب тероризирам terorizovat, udržovat ve strachu terrorisere terrorisieren τρομοκρατώ aterrorizar, atemorizar terroriseerima وحشت زده کردن terrorisoida terroriser לְאַייֵם आतंकित करना terorizirati, zastrašivati terrorizál membuat ketakutan ógna, skelfa terrorizzare おびえさせる 협박하다 (į)bauginti terorizēt; biedēt menimbulkan rasa gentar terroriseren terrorisere terroryzować, siać strach (w) aterrorizar a teroriza терроризировать terorizovať, udržiavať v strachu strahovati terorisati terrorisera ทำให้น่ากลัวมาก dehşet salmak 使恐怖 тероризувати خوف زدہ کرنا khủng bố 使恐怖
n terroriˈzation, ˌterroriˈsation
terrorisering إرْهاب، بَثُّ الرُّعْب тероризиране zastrašování terrorisering das Terrorisieren τρομοκράτηση terror terroriseerimine وحشت پراکنی terrorisointi soumission par le terrorisme הֲטָלַת אֵימָה संत्रासन teroriziranje, zastrašivanje terrorizálás kengerian ógnun, það að skelfa terrore 威かく 위협 terorizavimas terorizēšana pengganasan terrorisatie terrorisering sterroryzowanie domínio pelo terror terorizare терроризирование zastrašovanie zastraševanje terorizacija terroriserande ความน่ากลัวมาก korku ve dehşet salma 恐嚇 тероризування دہشت زدہ کرنا sự khủng bố 恐吓
adj terror-stricken
feeling very great fear The children were terror-stricken. vreesbevange مَذْعور، مُرَوَّع، مُصاب بالذُّعْر ужасен vyděšený rædselsslagen schreckerfüllt τρομοκρατημένος aterrorizado, atemorizado kabuhirmus وحشت زده kauhistunut terrorisé אֲחוּזֵי אֵימָה संत्रस्त आतंकित užasnut, prestravljen megrémült sangat takut óttasleginn terrorizzato おびえた 공포에 사로잡힌 apimtas siaubo šausmu/baiļu pārņemts betul-betul ketakutan doodsbang redselsslagen w panicznym strachu aterrorizado terorizat, cuprins de spaimă охваченный ужасом vydesený prestrašen prestrašen skräckslagen กลัวมาก dehşete düşmüş, çok korkmuş 嚇破膽的 охоплений жахом خوف زدہ khiếp sợ 吓破胆的
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