Definition of terror

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

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Frightful :: Frightful (a.) Full of that which causes fright; exciting alarm; impressing terror; shocking; as, a frightful chasm, or tempest; a frightful appearance..
Trepidation :: Trepidation (n.) Hence, a state of terror or alarm; fear; confusion; fright; as, the men were in great trepidation..
Shock :: Shock (v.) To strike with surprise, terror, horror, or disgust; to cause to recoil; as, his violence shocked his associates..
Trepidation :: Trepidation (n.) An involuntary trembling, sometimes an effect of paralysis, but usually caused by terror or fear; quaking; quivering..
Terrorize :: Terrorize (v. t.) To impress with terror; to coerce by intimidation.
Dread :: Dread (n.) Great fear in view of impending evil; fearful apprehension of danger; anticipatory terror.
Dismay :: Dismay (v. t.) Loss of courage and firmness through fear; overwhelming and disabling terror; a sinking of the spirits; consternation.
Terrorism :: Terrorism (n.) The practise of coercing governments to accede to political demands by committing violence on civilian targets; any similar use of violence to achieve goals.
Dreadful :: Dreadful (a.) Full of dread or terror; fearful.
Mad :: Mad (superl.) Excited beyond self-control or the restraint of reason; inflamed by violent or uncontrollable desire, passion, or appetite; as, to be mad with terror, lust, or hatred; mad against political reform..
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..
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
Appall :: Appall (n.) Terror; dismay.
Awful :: Awful (a.) Struck or filled with awe; terror-stricken.
Terrible :: Terrible (a.) Adapted or likely to excite terror, awe, or dread; dreadful; formidable..
Dread :: Dread (a.) Exciting great fear or apprehension; causing terror; frightful; dreadful.
Terrorist :: Terrorist (n.) One who governs by terrorism or intimidation; specifically, an agent or partisan of the revolutionary tribunal during the Reign of Terror in France..
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..
Blank :: Blank (a.) Absolute; downright; unmixed; as, blank terror..
Aghast :: Aghast (a & p. p.) Terrified; struck with amazement; showing signs of terror or horror.
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