| NOUN | feeling | terror, panic, affright | an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety |
|---|---|---|---|
| person | terror, scourge, threat | a person who inspires fear or dread | |
| person | terror, brat, little terror, holy terror | a very troublesome child | |
| act | terror | the use of extreme fear in order to coerce people (especially for political reasons) |
| Sounds | teh'rer | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | admirer ... wearer: 25 rhymes with rer... | |
| Meaning | An overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | panic, affright | |
| Narrower | swivet | A panic or extreme discomposure |
| Broader | fear, fearfulness, fright | An emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight) |
| Spanish | horror, pánico, terror | |
| Catalan | horror, pànic, terror | |
| Nouns | terrorist | a radical who employs terror as a political weapon |
| Verbs | terrify, terrorize, terrorise | fill with terror |
| terrorize, terrorise | coerce by violence or with threats / threats | |
| Meaning | A person who inspires fear or dread. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "he was the terror of the neighborhood" | |
| Synonyms | scourge, threat | |
| Broader | person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul | A human being |
| Spanish | amenaza, azote, terror | |
| Catalan | amenaça, terror | |
| Nouns | terrorist | a radical who employs terror as a political weapon |
| Meaning | A very troublesome child. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | brat, little terror, holy terror | |
| Broader | imp, scamp, monkey, rascal, rapscallion, scalawag, scallywag | One who is playfully mischievous |
| Spanish | diablillo, diablo | |
| Catalan | diable, dimoni | |
| Meaning | The use of extreme fear in order to coerce people (especially for political reasons). | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "he used terror to make them confess" | |
| Narrower | terrorism, act of terrorism, terrorist act | The calculated use of violence (or the threat / threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature |
| Broader | coercion | The act of compelling by force of authority |
| Spanish | terror | |
| Catalan | terror | |
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