terror

/ˈtɛɹə/ /ˈtɛɚ/

noun

Intense dread, fright, or fear.

Examples :

"The sudden loud noise filled the classroom with terror. "

noun

The action or quality of causing dread; terribleness, especially such qualities in narrative fiction.

Examples :

"The impending exam filled her with terror. "

emotion sensation mind quality literature essential

noun

Something or someone that causes such fear.

Examples :

"The sudden loud noise caused a terror in the classroom. "

emotion character mind society war disaster suffering essential

noun

Terrorism

Examples :

"a terror attack; the War on Terror"

politics world government disaster nation action inhuman military state suffering war society essential

Meanings

Examples :

"The sudden loud noise filled the classroom with terror. "

Examples :

"The impending exam filled her with terror. "

Examples :

"The sudden loud noise caused a terror in the classroom. "

Examples :

"a terror attack; the War on Terror"

Related Words

something noun

An object whose nature is yet to be defined.

qualities noun

Level of excellence.

classroom noun

A room, often in a school, where classes take place

someone noun

A partially specified but unnamed person.

especially adverb

(manner) In a special manner; specially.

fiction noun

Literary type using invented or imaginative writing, instead of real facts, usually written as prose.

terrorism noun

The deliberate commission of an act of violence to create public fear through the suffering of the victims in the furtherance of a political or social agenda.

impending verb

To hang or be suspended over (something); to overhang.

narrative noun

The systematic recitation of an event or series of events.

quality noun

Level of excellence.

intense adjective

Strained; tightly drawn.

causing verb

To set off an event or action.