Definition of terror

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Terror (n.) Extreme fear; fear that agitates body and mind; violent dread; fright.

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Shriek :: Shriek (n.) A sharp, shrill outcry or scream; a shrill wild cry such as is caused by sudden or extreme terror, pain, or the like..
Reassure :: Reassure (v. t.) To assure anew; to restore confidence to; to free from fear or terror.
Fierce :: Fierce (superl.) Vehement in anger or cruelty; ready or eager to kill or injure; of a nature to inspire terror; ferocious.
Affray :: Affray (v. t.) The fighting of two or more persons, in a public place, to the terror of others..
Frightment :: Frightment (n.) Fear; terror.
Frightful :: Frightful (a.) Full of that which causes fright; exciting alarm; impressing terror; shocking; as, a frightful chasm, or tempest; a frightful appearance..
Awful :: Awful (a.) Struck or filled with awe; terror-stricken.
Fulminatory :: Fulminatory (a.) Thundering; striking terror.
Affray :: Affray (v. t.) Alarm; terror; fright.
Panic :: Panic (a.) A sudden, overpowering fright; esp., a sudden and groundless fright; terror inspired by a trifling cause or a misapprehension of danger; as, the troops were seized with a panic; they fled in a panic..
Horripilation :: Horripilation (n.) A real or fancied bristling of the hair of the head or body, resulting from disease, terror, chilliness, etc..
Terrorless :: Terrorless (a.) Free from terror.
Terrific :: Terrific (a.) Causing terror; adapted to excite great fear or dread; terrible; as, a terrific form; a terrific sight..
Dread :: Dread (a.) Exciting great fear or apprehension; causing terror; frightful; dreadful.
Coercion :: Coercion (n.) The application to another of either physical or moral force. When the force is physical, and cannot be resisted, then the act produced by it is a nullity, so far as concerns the party coerced. When the force is moral, then the act, though voidable, is imputable to the party doing it, unless he be so paralyzed by terror as to act convulsively. At the same time coercion is not negatived by the fact of submission under force. Coactus volui (I consented under compulsion) is the condit
Panic :: Panic (a.) Extreme or sudden and causeless; unreasonable; -- said of fear or fright; as, panic fear, terror, alarm..
Epidemic :: Epidemic (n.) Anything which takes possession of the minds of people as an epidemic does of their bodies; as, an epidemic of terror..
Astonish :: Astonish (v. t.) To strike with sudden fear, terror, or wonder; to amaze; to surprise greatly, as with something unaccountable; to confound with some sudden emotion or passion..
Aghast :: Aghast (a & p. p.) Terrified; struck with amazement; showing signs of terror or horror.
Horror :: Horror (n.) A painful emotion of fear, dread, and abhorrence; a shuddering with terror and detestation; the feeling inspired by something frightful and shocking..
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