terror
(noun)
noun
1. an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
Similar word(s): affright, panic
Definition categories: feeling, fear, fearfulness, fright
2. a person who inspires fear or dread
- he was the terror of the neighborhood
Similar word(s): scourge, threat
Definition categories: person, individual, mortal, somebody, someone, soul
3. a very troublesome child
Similar word(s): brat
Definition categories: person, imp, monkey, rapscallion, rascal, scalawag, scallywag, scamp
4. the use of extreme fear in order to coerce people (especially for political reasons)
- he used terror to make them confess