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.
  •person (noun)
  • threat.
  •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.

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.