Definition for Terror:

• ter'or, n. extreme fear: an object of fear or dread--( Milt.) TERR'OUR.-- adj. TERR'OR-HAUNT'ED, haunted with terror.-- n. TERRORIS[= A]' TION.-- v.t. TERR'ORISE, to terrify: to govern by terror.-- ns. TERR'ORISER, one who terrorises; TERR'ORISM, a state of terror: a state which impresses terror: an organised system of intimidation; TERR'ORIST, one who rules by terror.-- adjs. TERR'ORLESS, free from terror: harmless; TERR'OR-SMIT'TEN, - STRICK'EN, - STRUCK, seized with terror, terrified.-- v.t. TERR'OR-STRIKE, to smite with terror.-- KING OF TERRORS, death; REIGN OF TERROR, or THE TERROR, the period of fever in the first French Revolution, during which the king, the queen, thousands of victims-- the innocent and the guilty-- the Girondists, Danton, Madame Roland, and at last Robespierre, were hurried to the guillotine. [ L. terror-- terr[= e]re, to frighten.]

Synonyms for Terror:

• n.

  •
  • headache,
  • struggle,
  • chore,
  • a tall order,
  • necessity,
  • the elephant in the room,
  • the impossible,
  • mare,
  • task,
  • burden.
  •
  • barricade,
  • civil disobedience,
  • funk,
  • fear and trembling,
  • anarchy,
  • 911,
  • boycott,
  • apostasy,
  • bioterrorism,
  • 77,
  • agriterrorism.
  •act (noun)
  • terror.
  •alarm (noun)
  • stress.
  •awe (noun)
  • re spect,
  • re-gard,
  • re-spects,
  • re spects,
  • re-spect,
  • re gards.
  •brat (noun)
  • brat.
  •bugbear (noun)
  • boogeymen,
  • loupgarou,
  • loupsgarous,
  • loup garou,
  • loups garous,
  • Loups-garous.
  •consternation (noun)
  • be-wilderment,
  • dis tractions,
  • be wilderments,
  • dis-tractions,
  • dis traction,
  • muddlements,
  • trepidities,
  • be-wilderments,
  • dis-traction,
  • be wilderment.
  •cowardice (noun)
  • phobia,
  • fearfulness,
  • tremulousness,
  • yellowness.
  •devil (noun)
  • devil.
  •dismay (noun)
  • disillusionment,
  • up set,
  • blahs,
  • disheartenment,
  • the blahs,
  • disillusionments,
  • disheartenments.
  •dread (noun)
  • worriments.
  •fear (noun)
  • anxiety,
  • dread,
  • angst,
  • intimidation,
  • cowardice,
  • spinelessness,
  • timidity,
  • apprehension,
  • faintheartedness,
  • agitation.
  •fright (noun)
  • study at fear.
  •ghost (noun)
  • apparition,
  • nightmare,
  • illusion,
  • ogre,
  • monster,
  • bugaboo,
  • phantom,
  • hobgoblin,
  • spirit,
  • chimera,
  • dracula,
  • myth,
  • incubus,
  • Phantasm,
  • bugbear,
  • succubus,
  • frankenstein,
  • bogey man,
  • ghoul,
  • vampire,
  • daemon,
  • shadow,
  • ghost,
  • specter,
  • werewolf.
  •holy terror (noun)
  • little terror,
  • holy terror,
  • whippersnappers,
  • whippersnapper.
  •horror (noun)
  • dis gusts,
  • dis gust,
  • dis-gusts,
  • dis-gust.
  •intense fear (noun)
  • shock.
  •nuisance (noun)
  • head ache,
  • poor excuse,
  • pesterer,
  • botherment,
  • pesterers.
  •phobia (noun)
  • dis taste,
  • thing abouts,
  • dis tastes,
  • dis-taste,
  • dis-tastes.
  •rowdy (noun)
  • brawler,
  • brawlers.
  •scourge (noun)
  • mis fortunes,
  • mis-fortunes,
  • mis fortune.
  •trepidation (noun)
  • dis quiets,
  • dis quiet,
  • dis-quiets,
  • dis-quiet.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • awe,
  • the willies,
  • cold feet,
  • panic attack,
  • technophobia.
  •
  • hysteria,
  • trauma,
  • chill.
  •
  • tension,
  • wobble.
  •Other relevant words:
  • mug,
  • scarer,
  • offer,
  • dreadfulness,
  • hellcat,
  • grisly,
  • horrify,
  • affection,
  • distrust,
  • trigger man,
  • distaste,
  • concern,
  • disquiet,
  • curse,
  • dangerous,
  • fire-eater,
  • bogey,
  • bane,
  • plug-ugly,
  • horrible,
  • rancour,
  • terrible,
  • flagellum,
  • evil,
  • solicitude,
  • astound,
  • detestation,
  • terrify,
  • dragon,
  • gunsel,
  • iron hand,
  • roughneck,
  • diffidence,
  • fancy,
  • hatred,
  • autocracy,
  • animosity,
  • formidable,
  • willies,
  • tough,
  • frighten,
  • muscleman,
  • iron rule,
  • dire,
  • eerie,
  • execration,
  • usurpation,
  • suspicion,
  • hesitation,
  • passion,
  • sentiment,
  • mistrust,
  • killer,
  • daunt,
  • appal,
  • despotism,
  • excitement,
  • affright,
  • dictatorship,
  • assumption,
  • bratwurst,
  • real imp,
  • disquietude,
  • misgiving,
  • obsession,
  • queasiness,
  • shocking,
  • mugger,
  • hostility,
  • Feeze,
  • Affrightment,
  • fetish,
  • liking,
  • brute force,
  • hazard,
  • inquisition,
  • scary,
  • roarer,
  • startle,
  • revenant,
  • domineering,
  • madcap,
  • worry,
  • violent,
  • beast,
  • unman,
  • Horribleness,
  • revolutionary,
  • jitters,
  • termagant,
  • uneasiness,
  • coerce,
  • atrociousness,
  • dreadful,
  • scarecrow,
  • virago,
  • wolf,
  • hardnose,
  • firebrand,
  • fetich,
  • torment,
  • rapist,
  • fixation,
  • intimidate,
  • terrorist,
  • appall,
  • perturbation,
  • absolutism,
  • hoodlum,
  • demon,
  • imp,
  • hang-up,
  • brute,
  • heebie-jeebies,
  • feeling,
  • torpedo,
  • attitude,
  • awfulness,
  • gorilla,
  • abominable,
  • FIXE,
  • partiality,
  • doubt,
  • tight grasp,
  • tigress,
  • loathing,
  • Berserker,
  • abject fear,
  • horrifying,
  • fiend,
  • hellhound,
  • repugnance,
  • distress,
  • threaten,
  • quirk,
  • mania,
  • antipathy,
  • fearful,
  • iron heel,
  • Horrification,
  • tough guy,
  • berserk,
  • slough of despond,
  • terrorise,
  • reaction,
  • fearsome,
  • incendiary,
  • strong hand,
  • revulsion,
  • petrify,
  • preoccupation,
  • deter,
  • endanger,
  • goon,
  • hotspur,
  • savage,
  • browbeat,
  • abomination,
  • dislike,
  • blue funk,
  • hothead,
  • cravenness,
  • terroristic,
  • iron age,
  • bogeyman,
  • menace,
  • ARBITRARY POWER,
  • ogress,
  • she-wolf,
  • bulldoze,
  • Rodman,
  • love,
  • nemesis,
  • fray,
  • stunning,
  • stupefying,
  • second thoughts,
  • petrifying,
  • upset,
  • discomfort,
  • hooligan,
  • frightfulness,
  • collywobbles,
  • apprehensiveness,
  • apprehensive,
  • terrorize,
  • Fee-faw-fum,
  • great fear,
  • be afraid,
  • reign of terror,
  • timid,
  • bruiser,
  • cuss,
  • witch,
  • thing,
  • odium,
  • gun,
  • anticipation,
  • distressing,
  • ghastly,
  • animus,
  • hell-raiser,
  • threat,
  • atrocious,
  • tight hand,
  • predilection,
  • aversion,
  • fury,
  • frightener,
  • hatchet man,
  • spitfire,
  • qualm,
  • afraid,
  • qualms,
  • tyranny,
  • beldam,
  • martial law,
  • stampede,
  • abhorrence,
  • awful,
  • terrorism,
  • adversity,
  • bomber,
  • vixen,
  • tiger,
  • faze,
  • tremor,
  • terrifying,
  • coercion,
  • hood,
  • frightened,
  • frightful,
  • irrational fear,
  • affliction,
  • hellion,
  • affray,
  • oppression,
  • nervousness,
  • timorous,
  • overawe.

Paraphrases for Terror:

• Reverse Entailment

  • Adjective
    terrorism, anti-terrorism.
  • Proper noun, singular
    terrorism, anti-terrorism.
  • Noun, plural
    terrorism.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    terrorism, antiterrorism, counterterrorism, antiterrorist, antiterror, anti-terrorism.
  • Adverb
    terrorism.
  • Verb, 3rd person singular present
    terrorism.

• Independent

  • Noun, plural
    militants.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    panic, extremist.
  • Verb, past tense
    rushed.
  • Verb, past participle
    terrorized, terrified, committed.

• Other Related

  • Adjective
    terrorist.
  • Proper noun, singular
    terrorist, terrorists, horror.
  • Noun, plural
    attacks, terrorists.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    terrorist, dread, fear, intimidation, horror, scare, violence, tyranny.

Antonyms for Terror:

• n.

  • intense fear
    calmness, composure, confidence, joy, assurance, glee, cheer, calm, contentment, expectation, happiness.
  • Other antonyms:
    repose, valor, nerve.

Terror Sentence Examples:

• Between shame and terror she got them in and placed them round the bed, herself holding the light.

• Kenny stared at her in terror.

Hypernym for Terror:

• n.

  • act
    act of terrorism, terrorist act, terrorism.

Hyponym for Terror:

• n.

  • act
    coercion.
  • person
    mortal, somebody, soul, person, someone, individual.