terror
Sheer overwhelming fright
Terror is intense, overwhelming fear—the kind that grips and paralyzes.
A terror is something that causes such fear: the terrors of war, that dog is a terror.
The word often appears in political contexts: reign of terror, war on terror.
A holy terror is someone, especially a child, who causes constant trouble through wild or uncontrollable behavior.
Fearful anticipation of harm
- apprehensionNervous anticipation of trouble
- ominousSuggesting something bad approaches
- trepidationFearful uncertainty
- uneaseMild persistent worry
premonition · creeping · looming · impending · anticipation · dreadful · fearful · awful
Solidified by extreme cold
- immobilizedMade unable to move
- petrifiedSolidified or fear-paralyzed
- helplessnessLacking ability to cope
- shockViolent sudden disturbance
stupefaction · numbness · overcome · gripped · seized · rooted · speechless · wide-eyed
Uncontrollable emotional excess
- frenzyViolent mental agitation
- screamingLoud, shrill vocalizing
- stampedeFrenzied mass flight
- chaosComplete disorder and confusion
mayhem · pandemonium · breathless · trembling · flight · flee · scatter · desperate
Disturbing, death-obsessed
- gruesomeCausing horror and disgust
- ghoulishFascinated by death grotesquely
- nightmarishFrightening like bad dreams
- bloodcurdlingExtremely frightening or horrifying
monstrous · chilling · haunting · gothic · supernatural · spectral · eldritch · grotesque
Frightening dream causing wakefulness
- boogeymanFrightening figure for children
- monsterFrightening imaginary creature
- darkAbsence of light
- closetBuilt-in storage chamber
bedtime · scream · crying · frightened · scared · tantrum · inconsolable · sleepless
Armed uprising against authority
- extremismIdeology beyond accepted norms
- radicalismPursuit of sweeping change
- jihadismArmed struggle ideology
- bombingAttack with explosives
attack · cell · network · threat · surveillance · security · homeland · antiterror
Sovereign's time in power
- oppressionUnjust exercise of power
- tyrannyOppressive, absolute governance
- persecutionSystematic mistreatment of groups
- purgeEliminate unwanted elements
repression · subjugation · dictator · totalitarian · secret-police · execution · torture · gulag
foreboding
Fearful anticipation of harm
- apprehensionNervous anticipation of trouble
- ominousSuggesting something bad approaches
- trepidationFearful uncertainty
unease · premonition · creeping · looming · impending · anticipation · dreadful · fearful · awful · dreaded
frozen
Solidified by extreme cold
- immobilizedMade unable to move
- petrifiedSolidified or fear-paralyzed
- helplessnessLacking ability to cope
shock · stupefaction · numbness · overcome · gripped · seized · rooted · speechless · wide-eyed · trembling
hysteria
Uncontrollable emotional excess
chaos · mayhem · pandemonium · breathless · trembling · flight · flee · scatter · desperate · frantic
macabre
Disturbing, death-obsessed
- gruesomeCausing horror and disgust
- ghoulishFascinated by death grotesquely
- nightmarishFrightening like bad dreams
bloodcurdling · monstrous · chilling · haunting · gothic · supernatural · spectral · eldritch · grotesque · sinister
nightmare
Frightening dream causing wakefulness
closet · bedtime · scream · crying · frightened · scared · tantrum · inconsolable · sleepless · comfort
insurgency
Armed uprising against authority
- extremismIdeology beyond accepted norms
- radicalismPursuit of sweeping change
- jihadismArmed struggle ideology
bombing · attack · cell · network · threat · surveillance · security · homeland · antiterror · bioterrorism
reign
Sovereign's time in power
- oppressionUnjust exercise of power
- tyrannyOppressive, absolute governance
- persecutionSystematic mistreatment of groups
purge · repression · subjugation · dictator · totalitarian · secret-police · execution · torture · gulag · disappearance
terrorcourage
Fortitude facing danger
bravery · fearlessness · valor · intrepidity · dauntlessness
terrorcalm
Free from agitation
peace · tranquility · serenity · composure · equanimity
- I feel terribleExpression of distress
- terrible twosChallenging toddler developmental stage
- holy terrorUncontrollable troublesome child
- psychological terrorFear through atmosphere and suggestion
- something terribleA very bad thing
- night terrorsFrightening partial-arousal episodes
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