TERROR

noun

Synonyms

Alarm; fright; consternation; dread; dismay. See Alarm.

1. Extreme fear; fear that agitates body and mind; violent dread; fright. Terror seized the rebel host. Milton.
2. That which excites dread; a cause of extreme fear. Those enormous terrors of the Nile. Prior. Rulers are not a terror to good works. Rom. xiii. 3. There is no terror, Cassius, in your threats. Shak.

Added: October 09, 2025 Updated: October 09, 2025