terror

nounB1 · Intermediate

Very strong fear.

Meanings of «terror»

1 · noun

very strong fear

She screamed in terror when she saw the spider.

2 · noun

violence and fear used for political purposes

The government promised to fight terror in the region.

Similar: terrorism violence

Translation

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«terror» in 17 languages

AR العربية

AZ Azərbaycan

DE Deutsch

ES Español

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FR Français

HI हिन्दी

ID Indonesia

JA 日本語

KO 한국어

PT Português

RO Română

RU Русский

TH ไทย

TR Türkçe

UK Українська

UZ O‘zbek

VI Tiếng Việt

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The difference between similar words

the strong feeling of danger coming

fearthe general word; can be mild or strongShe has a fear of dogs.

frighta sudden, short shock of fearThe loud noise gave me a fright.

panicsudden fear that stops you thinking clearlyPanic spread through the crowd.

terrorextreme, very strong fearThe children screamed in terror.

Word family

terror B1 · nounterrorism B1 · nounterrorist B2 · nounterrorize B2 · verb

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