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Terror

nounid 145028·updated May 18, 2026
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the use of extreme fear in order to coerce people, especially for political reasons

polysemous

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Variants

synonym
affrightbratholy terrorlittle terrorpanicscourgethreat
plural
Terrors
possessive
Terror's
pluralpossessive
Terrors'

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary4 sensesview framework →
§1
a person who inspires fear or dread
§2
the use of extreme fear in order to coerce people, especially for political reasons
§3
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
§4
a very troublesome child
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
the use of extreme fear in order to coerce people, especially for political reasons
DR-088 backfill from the noun definition column

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