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Definition of terror in English: terrornoun ˈtɛrəˈtɛrər 1mass noun Extreme fear. in singular she had a terror of darkness Example sentencesExamples - The humiliation of not being able to swim was bad, of course - but the terror of taking my feet off the bottom was far, far worse.
- Witnesses described seeing office staff fleeing in terror from the scene when the siege began at 10 am.
- A victim of nuisance youths has described how he waits in terror for what they will do next.
- I have lived those years both in dread of attending the party and in terror of missing it.
- Each time I turned in terror to look back I nearly jumped out of my skin anticipating what I might see.
- In fact, it's surprising how little you notice when you've got your eyes firmly shut and you're screaming in terror.
- Every single day and night we had to sit in terror of the next bomb, the next plane, the next explosion.
- We are told that rural communities live in terror of crime and it might be true.
- All I can say to the boys is that our obligation lies in helping others, in grieving, and in refusing to live in terror.
- Sharing the terror of a close call and then the euphoria of survival is an experience that binds for a lifetime.
- No longer in control of his own body, facing mortality, he had plenty of reason for terror.
- Suddenly Vanga asked whether there was someone else in the room and I froze in terror.
- For months, he lived in terror of the secret police knocking at his door.
- He was utterly exhausted, and the terror of the last few hours had finally caught up with him.
- A lorry driver who got out of his cab to remonstrate with a motorist fled in terror when the man produced a gun, a court heard.
- The original house was built on an ancient graveyard and its last owner is rumoured to have fled in terror at the ghostly goings on.
- Arsonists torched a town-centre bar, causing residents in nearby houses to flee in terror.
- He awoke in terror, thinking he was in a tunnel that had collapsed.
- She flies inside in terror, trembling all over, and that day decides to put back the curtain.
- Fearing a curse, the townspeople fled in terror as soon as the weather broke.
Synonyms extreme fear, dread, horror, fear and trembling, fright, trepidation, alarm, panic, shock informal funk - 1.1 The use of extreme fear to intimidate people.
Example sentencesExamples - An armed robber who waged a campaign of terror against businesses in Manchester has been jailed for life.
- The Prime Minister pledged to do all that was necessary to root out the criminal minority behind the campaign of terror.
- Several documents reflected the terror of the late 1930s and are in the form of denunciations.
- The reasons for eliminating terror are clear, and speak to simple self-preservation.
- Elderly residents in a Maldon street have been driven to the brink of despair by yobs who they say have subjected them to a campaign of terror.
- Their goal is simply to cause terror without a justified reason.
- Our best chance of marginalising those who deal in terror is to retain our humanity while responding to their inhumanity.
- We are confronting the nexus between terror and weapons of mass destruction.
- They attacked free settlers and used terror to intimidate those opposed to slavery.
- There will no doubt be other successes which we can't know about yet because they are part of the ongoing campaign against terror.
- A schoolboy was today behind bars for subjecting a family to a campaign of terror and intimidation.
- Is the government complicit in this campaign of violence and terror?
- A phoney secret agent and his wife are in custody awaiting sentence for their campaign of terror against a family.
- Acts or threats of violence the primary purpose of which is to spread terror among the civilian population are prohibited.
- The many fundamental reasons that people resort to terror remain unaddressed
- Political repression and state terror have also been shown to result in significant psychological sequelae.
- You don't use weapons of terror on people you are intending to liberate.
- From the very outset all the combatants knew that the bomb would be both a weapon of destruction and a weapon of terror.
- Swindon magistrates heard they had waged a campaign of terror in the past six months, causing mayhem for shoppers and staff.
- Their job was to secure public order through terror, intimidation and violence.
- 1.2often as modifier Terrorism.
Example sentencesExamples - Therefore, we are talking of liberating the Pashtuns from terrorists, freeing them from terrorists, and also freeing them from unnecessary attacks of those who are waging the war on terror.
- Failing to find popular support in many countries, particularly in Latin America and Asia, antigovernment forces went over to mass-scale terror.
- If a terrorist is leaving on a mission to carry out a terror attack, you prevent his arrival.
- The United States has taken the lead role in confronting tyranny and terror.
- The war on terror is hard for many to swallow.
- Deciding to hold it in a Red Sea resort that had just suffered a horrible terror attack was meant to send a powerful message.
- The killing of Yassin, along with the wider bloodletting in the occupied territories, will further heighten the Arab and Muslim anger that is fuelling Islamist terror attacks.
- Such a balance of terror is in fact the foundation for global nuclear security.
- I do think that we should have built the international coalition first, instead of distracting attention and shifting time, effort, and energy away from the war on terror.
- They were being manufactured for unlawful ends to wreak violence through terror.
- The latest news from the terror front is hardly all grim.
- It's a move that could help ease the political crisis in Pakistan, a key ally in the war on terror.
- That was a mistake, for though 21st century terror is like a criminal operation, it is also much more.
- I mean, I would say, the first obligation is to really investigate have an independent investigation about what happened during this eight years of the so-called war against terror.
- In a few nations (as a rule, those who remember themselves as victims rather than perpetrators of terror), the memorials and the debates are very prominent indeed.
- They are rejected by relatives who are reminded of the terrors committed by the Janjaweed every time they look at their small faces.
- He faces a tough few months, with rebellions likely on the European constitution as well as the terror laws before the crunch local elections in May.
- To combat terror the government has focused extensively on domestic legislation.
- The war on terror is really a war on Islam.
- The terror attacks of September 11, 2001, in the US also provided the European governments with the pretext for a frontal assault on basic rights.
- 1.3in singular A person or thing that causes extreme fear.
his delivery is the terror of even world-class batsmen Example sentencesExamples - At nineteen, Jeremiah McAuley was a thief and the terror of the New York waterfront.
- They were the terrors of every 7 - Eleven parking lot, the most feared guests at every house party.
- Bumped into old East Londoner Peter Dyter - a second year who was the terror of Merriman new boys.
Synonyms demon, fiend, devil, monster horror, nightmare - 1.4the Terror The period of the French Revolution between mid 1793 and July 1794 when the ruling Jacobin faction, dominated by Robespierre, ruthlessly executed anyone considered a threat to their regime.
Also called "Reign of Terror"
2informal A person, especially a child, that causes trouble or annoyance. Example sentencesExamples - They are the touchline terrors whose aggression and foul language is matched only by the players on the pitch.
- As a public service, here are some bright ideas to keep those tiny tot terrors away.
- Parents will also be sent home with a relaxation tape to help them unwind after a stressful day with their teenage terrors.
- When everyone was done, and the two little terrors had both used the rest room, we went back to the RV and set off again.
- The three Mexican terrors know and respect the Belfast man, who lives and trains in the boxing crossroads of Las Vegas.
- Colin and I were from totally different upbringings but we really clicked and we were both just little terrors.
- If you believe children should be seen and not heard, it may be best to avoid visiting during the school holidays - when tiny terrors abound.
- Thankfully, my own little terrors decided to play fair on New Year's Day and let me have a bit of a lie-in until 8.45 am.
Synonyms rascal, devil, imp, monkey, wretch, scamp, mischief-maker, troublemaker informal horror, holy terror British informal perisher Irish informal spalpeen Northern English informal tyke, scally North American informal varmint, hellion archaic scapegrace, rapscallion
Phrases have (or hold) no terrors for someone Not frighten or worry someone. death held no terrors for him Example sentencesExamples - This gruelling three and a half miles will hold no terrors for Scotton Green, who gave notice that his winning turn was near at Catterick last month when he chased home Ballystone.
- Other than minor episodes like this, nighttime holds no terrors for them.
- Prokofiev's daunting cluster chords and rapid fire pianistic flourishes held no terrors for her.
- A former high-class hurdler, Deep Water has always looked as though fences would hold no terrors for him.
- True, it's one of Verdi's most demanding tenor parts, but the notes obviously hold no terrors for Licitra.
- Of course I'm concerned about getting it right, but it holds no terrors for me because I have played Lear, and Lear is the most difficult of all.
- The open pan of the valley had no terrors for us in daylight.
- So taking the Kildare job really held no terrors for Nolan?
- Giovanna's coloratura holds no terrors for her, and the assurance of her technique - every note is hit dead on - is matched only by her assured interpretation.
Origin Late Middle English: from Old French terrour, from Latin terror, from terrere 'frighten'. Like terrible (Late Middle English), terror comes from Latin terrere ‘to frighten’ and goes back to medieval times. The Terror was the period of the French Revolution, from about March 1793 to July 1794, marked by extreme repression and bloodshed. The expression reign of terror, which may now be applied to any brutal exercise of power, was originally coined to describe this time. Terrorist also has links with this period, as the word was originally used to describe the Jacobins, the revolutionary group who were responsible for the repression and executions of the Terror. Terrible once meant ‘causing terror or awe’, a meaning reflected in the name of the feared 16th-century tsar of Russia Ivan the Terrible. The weakened sense ‘very bad, appalling’ gradually evolved from the start of the 17th century. Today parents talk of the terrible twos, a period in a child's development around the age of two that often involves defiant or challenging behaviour. The term is first found in the title of a film produced in 1950 for the Department of National Health and Welfare in Canada, called The Terrible Twos and the Trusting Threes.
Rhymes Berra, error, Ferrer, sierra Definition of terror in US English: terrornounˈtɛrərˈterər 1Extreme fear. in singular a terror of darkness Example sentencesExamples - For months, he lived in terror of the secret police knocking at his door.
- He awoke in terror, thinking he was in a tunnel that had collapsed.
- A lorry driver who got out of his cab to remonstrate with a motorist fled in terror when the man produced a gun, a court heard.
- The humiliation of not being able to swim was bad, of course - but the terror of taking my feet off the bottom was far, far worse.
- I have lived those years both in dread of attending the party and in terror of missing it.
- Sharing the terror of a close call and then the euphoria of survival is an experience that binds for a lifetime.
- We are told that rural communities live in terror of crime and it might be true.
- Each time I turned in terror to look back I nearly jumped out of my skin anticipating what I might see.
- A victim of nuisance youths has described how he waits in terror for what they will do next.
- All I can say to the boys is that our obligation lies in helping others, in grieving, and in refusing to live in terror.
- Fearing a curse, the townspeople fled in terror as soon as the weather broke.
- The original house was built on an ancient graveyard and its last owner is rumoured to have fled in terror at the ghostly goings on.
- Every single day and night we had to sit in terror of the next bomb, the next plane, the next explosion.
- Suddenly Vanga asked whether there was someone else in the room and I froze in terror.
- Witnesses described seeing office staff fleeing in terror from the scene when the siege began at 10 am.
- She flies inside in terror, trembling all over, and that day decides to put back the curtain.
- Arsonists torched a town-centre bar, causing residents in nearby houses to flee in terror.
- He was utterly exhausted, and the terror of the last few hours had finally caught up with him.
- In fact, it's surprising how little you notice when you've got your eyes firmly shut and you're screaming in terror.
- No longer in control of his own body, facing mortality, he had plenty of reason for terror.
Synonyms extreme fear, dread, horror, fear and trembling, fright, trepidation, alarm, panic, shock - 1.1 The use of terror to intimidate people, especially for political reasons; terrorism.
Example sentencesExamples - A phoney secret agent and his wife are in custody awaiting sentence for their campaign of terror against a family.
- Swindon magistrates heard they had waged a campaign of terror in the past six months, causing mayhem for shoppers and staff.
- They attacked free settlers and used terror to intimidate those opposed to slavery.
- A schoolboy was today behind bars for subjecting a family to a campaign of terror and intimidation.
- Several documents reflected the terror of the late 1930s and are in the form of denunciations.
- An armed robber who waged a campaign of terror against businesses in Manchester has been jailed for life.
- Acts or threats of violence the primary purpose of which is to spread terror among the civilian population are prohibited.
- You don't use weapons of terror on people you are intending to liberate.
- From the very outset all the combatants knew that the bomb would be both a weapon of destruction and a weapon of terror.
- Elderly residents in a Maldon street have been driven to the brink of despair by yobs who they say have subjected them to a campaign of terror.
- We are confronting the nexus between terror and weapons of mass destruction.
- The many fundamental reasons that people resort to terror remain unaddressed
- Their goal is simply to cause terror without a justified reason.
- The Prime Minister pledged to do all that was necessary to root out the criminal minority behind the campaign of terror.
- Is the government complicit in this campaign of violence and terror?
- The reasons for eliminating terror are clear, and speak to simple self-preservation.
- There will no doubt be other successes which we can't know about yet because they are part of the ongoing campaign against terror.
- Political repression and state terror have also been shown to result in significant psychological sequelae.
- Our best chance of marginalising those who deal in terror is to retain our humanity while responding to their inhumanity.
- Their job was to secure public order through terror, intimidation and violence.
- 1.2in singular A person or thing that causes extreme fear.
his unyielding scowl became the terror of the Chicago mob Example sentencesExamples - At nineteen, Jeremiah McAuley was a thief and the terror of the New York waterfront.
- They were the terrors of every 7 - Eleven parking lot, the most feared guests at every house party.
- Bumped into old East Londoner Peter Dyter - a second year who was the terror of Merriman new boys.
Synonyms demon, fiend, devil, monster - 1.3the Terror The period of the French Revolution between mid 1793 and July 1794 when the ruling Jacobin faction, dominated by Robespierre, ruthlessly executed anyone considered a threat to their regime.
Also called "Reign of Terror"
2informal A person, especially a child, who causes trouble or annoyance. placid and obedient in their parents' presence, but holy terrors when left alone Example sentencesExamples - When everyone was done, and the two little terrors had both used the rest room, we went back to the RV and set off again.
- As a public service, here are some bright ideas to keep those tiny tot terrors away.
- Thankfully, my own little terrors decided to play fair on New Year's Day and let me have a bit of a lie-in until 8.45 am.
- If you believe children should be seen and not heard, it may be best to avoid visiting during the school holidays - when tiny terrors abound.
- They are the touchline terrors whose aggression and foul language is matched only by the players on the pitch.
- The three Mexican terrors know and respect the Belfast man, who lives and trains in the boxing crossroads of Las Vegas.
- Colin and I were from totally different upbringings but we really clicked and we were both just little terrors.
- Parents will also be sent home with a relaxation tape to help them unwind after a stressful day with their teenage terrors.
Synonyms rascal, devil, imp, monkey, wretch, scamp, mischief-maker, troublemaker
Phrases have (or hold) no terrors for someone Not frighten or worry someone. Example sentencesExamples - Giovanna's coloratura holds no terrors for her, and the assurance of her technique - every note is hit dead on - is matched only by her assured interpretation.
- Other than minor episodes like this, nighttime holds no terrors for them.
- True, it's one of Verdi's most demanding tenor parts, but the notes obviously hold no terrors for Licitra.
- Prokofiev's daunting cluster chords and rapid fire pianistic flourishes held no terrors for her.
- The open pan of the valley had no terrors for us in daylight.
- So taking the Kildare job really held no terrors for Nolan?
- This gruelling three and a half miles will hold no terrors for Scotton Green, who gave notice that his winning turn was near at Catterick last month when he chased home Ballystone.
- A former high-class hurdler, Deep Water has always looked as though fences would hold no terrors for him.
- Of course I'm concerned about getting it right, but it holds no terrors for me because I have played Lear, and Lear is the most difficult of all.
Origin Late Middle English: from Old French terrour, from Latin terror, from terrere ‘frighten’. |