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terror

/'tɛrər/

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noun
a person who inspires fear or dread
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"he was the terror of the neighborhood"

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scourge threat

type of:
soul individual mortal person somebody someone
noun
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
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affright panic

type of:
fright fear fearfulness
noun
a very troublesome child
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brat holy terror little terror

type of:
rapscallion rascal scalawag imp scallywag monkey scamp
noun
the use of extreme fear in order to coerce people (especially for political reasons)
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"he used terror to make them confess"

type of:
coercion

Examples of terror

"he was the terror of the neighborhood"
"he used terror to make them confess"