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- Dictionaryterror/ˈtɛrə/
noun
- 1. extreme fear: "people fled in terror" Similar
- 2. a person, especially a child, who causes trouble or annoyance. informal Similar
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TERROR definition: 1. extreme fear: 2. violent action or threats designed to cause fear among ordinary people, in…. Learn more.
1. : a state of intense or overwhelming fear. overcome by terror. people fleeing the scene in terror. He lived in terror of being caught. 2. : violence or the threat of violence used as a weapon of intimidation or coercion. a regime that rules by terror.
[countable] a person, situation or thing that makes you very afraid. These street gangs have become the terror of the neighbourhood. The terrors of the night were past. (literary) Death holds no terrors for (= does not frighten or worry) me.
Terror is the feeling of extreme fear. If you unexpectedly find someone dressed up as a vampire in your closet in the middle of a dark night, you might well experience feelings of terror. If you feel terror, you are frozen to the spot in fear.
terror implies an intense fear that is somewhat prolonged and may refer to imagined or future dangers: frozen with terror. horror implies a sense of shock at a danger that is also evil, and the danger may be to others rather than to oneself: to recoil in horror. panic and fright both imply a sudden shock of fear.
violent action or threats designed to cause fear among ordinary people, in order to achieve political aims: The separatists started a campaign of terror to get independence. We need to form global partnerships to fight terror. a terror suspect / attack / plot. Synonym. terrorism. [ C ] informal.
Terror definition: intense, sharp, overmastering fear. See examples of TERROR used in a sentence.
