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21(a) reign of terror — a period of time when a ruler controls people in a violent and cruel way. My father s generation, who lived through the reign of terror, will never forget it …
22Terror — is a state of fear, an overwhelming sense of imminent danger. *Horror and terrorTerror may also refer to:;In popular culture * The Terror (1963 film), a 1963 horror film directed by Roger Corman * The Terror (novel), a 2007 novel by Dan Simmons… …
23Terror — Ter ror, n. [L. terror, akin to terrere to frighten, for tersere; akin to Gr. ? to flee away, dread, Skr. tras to tremble, to be afraid, Russ. triasti to shake: cf. F. terreur. Cf. {Deter}.] 1. Extreme fear; fear that agitates body and mind;… …
24terror — late 14c., great fear, from O.Fr. terreur (14c.), from L. terrorem (nom. terror) great fear, dread, from terrere fill with fear, frighten, from PIE root *tre shake (see TERRIBLE (Cf. terrible)). Meaning quality of causing dread is attested from… …
25terror — noun 1 great fear ADJECTIVE ▪ abject, absolute, pure, real, sheer, utter ▪ constant VERB + TERROR ▪ …
26terror — n. 1) to employ, engage in, resort to, sow, unleash terror 2) to inspire terror; to strike terror into (to strike terror into the hearts of people) 3) sheer, stark terror 4) (colloq.) a holy terror 5) in terror (to live in terror of smt.) 6)… …
27terror — ter|ror [ˈterə US ər] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(fear)¦ 2¦(frightening situation)¦ 3¦(violent action)¦ 4¦(person)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: terreur, from Latin terror, from terrere; TERRIBLE] 1.) ¦(FEAR)¦[U] a feeling of ex …
28terror — noun 1 FEAR (U) a feeling of extreme fear: Paul screamed, the terror bursting out of him. | in terror (=very frightened): The people fled in terror. | live in terror of (=be very frightened of someone or something): After being bullied, Steven… …
29terror — [[t]te̱rə(r)[/t]] terrors 1) N UNCOUNT Terror is very great fear. I shook with terror whenever I was about to fly in an aeroplane... The day of terror ended after police used teargas and stormed the house. 2) N UNCOUNT: oft N n Terror is violence …
30Terror, Reign of — ▪ French history also called The Terror, French La Terreur the period of the French Revolution from Sept. 5, 1793, to July 27, 1794 (9 Thermidor, year II). Caught up in civil and foreign war, the Revolutionary government decided to make …
