Terror meaning

noun

1. an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety

   Synonymspanicaffright

2. a person who inspires fear or dread

   “he was the terror of the neighborhood”

   Synonymsscourgethreat

3. a very troublesome child

   Synonymsbratlittle terrorholy terror

4. the use of extreme fear in order to coerce people (especially for political reasons)

   “he used terror to make them confess”