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English noun: terror | |||
| 1. | terror (feeling) an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety | ||
| Synonyms | affright, panic | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | fear, fearfulness, fright | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | swivet | ||
| 2. | terror (person) a person who inspires fear or dread | ||
| Samples | He was the terror of the neighborhood. | ||
| Synonyms | scourge, threat | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul | ||
| 3. | terror (person) a very troublesome child | ||
| Synonyms | brat, holy terror, little terror | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | imp, monkey, rapscallion, rascal, scalawag, scallywag, scamp | ||
| 4. | terror (act) the use of extreme fear in order to coerce people (especially for political reasons) | ||
| Samples | He used terror to make them confess. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | coercion | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | act of terrorism, terrorism, terrorist act | ||
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