terrors
Stuff of nightmares
Terrors is the plural of terror—instances of extreme fear or things that cause it.
The word often appears in set phrases: the terrors of war, the terrors of the deep.
Night terrors are episodes of intense fear during sleep, distinct from nightmares.
A person who causes trouble, especially a misbehaving child, may be called a terror: Their toddler is an absolute terror.
Fearful anticipation of harm
- apprehensionNervous anticipation of trouble
- trepidationFearful uncertainty
- uneaseMild persistent worry
- misgivingUneasy feeling of doubt
anguish · torment · despair · haunting · menace · ominous · looming · impending
Terrifying sleep experiences
- boogeymanFrightening figure for children
- monstersFrightening imaginary creatures
- bedtimeDesignated hour for retiring
- darknessTotal absence of light
closet · imaginary · sleepwalking · screaming · inconsolable · nocturnal · recurring · outgrowing
Frightening like bad dreams
- macabreDisturbing, death-obsessed
- ghoulishFascinated by death grotesquely
- gruesomeCausing horror and disgust
- chillingCausing fear or cold
spine-tingling · creepy · gothic · supernatural · monstrous · bloodcurdling · sinister · unspeakable
Uncontrollable emotional excess
- frenzyViolent mental agitation
- screamingLoud, shrill vocalizing
- stampedeFrenzied mass flight
- flightAerial journey by aircraft
chaos · meltdown · overwhelm · shock · palpitations · breathlessness · confusion · desperation
Lacking sound judgment
- paralyzingCausing inability to move
- cripplingCausing severe impairment
- overwhelmingIntensely excessive in force
- specificClearly defined, not vague
triggers · avoidance · aversion · debilitating · intense · uncontrollable · deep-seated · lifelong
Extremely cruel acts
- brutalitySavage, merciless behavior
- massacreLarge-scale unlawful killing
- carnageWidespread violent death
- genocideSystematic annihilation of a people
warfare · bombing · persecution · torture · oppression · bloodshed · slaughter · devastation
foreboding
Fearful anticipation of harm
- apprehensionNervous anticipation of trouble
- trepidationFearful uncertainty
- uneaseMild persistent worry
misgiving · anguish · torment · despair · haunting · menace · ominous · looming · impending · creeping
nightmares
Terrifying sleep experiences
- boogeymanFrightening figure for children
- monstersFrightening imaginary creatures
- bedtimeDesignated hour for retiring
darkness · closet · imaginary · sleepwalking · screaming · inconsolable · nocturnal · recurring · outgrowing · soothing
nightmarish
Frightening like bad dreams
- macabreDisturbing, death-obsessed
- ghoulishFascinated by death grotesquely
- gruesomeCausing horror and disgust
chilling · spine-tingling · creepy · gothic · supernatural · monstrous · bloodcurdling · sinister · unspeakable · eldritch
hysteria
Uncontrollable emotional excess
flight · chaos · meltdown · overwhelm · shock · palpitations · breathlessness · confusion · desperation · paralysis
irrational
Lacking sound judgment
- paralyzingCausing inability to move
- cripplingCausing severe impairment
- overwhelmingIntensely excessive in force
specific · triggers · avoidance · aversion · debilitating · intense · uncontrollable · deep-seated · lifelong · confronting
atrocities
Extremely cruel acts
- brutalitySavage, merciless behavior
- massacreLarge-scale unlawful killing
- carnageWidespread violent death
genocide · warfare · bombing · persecution · torture · oppression · bloodshed · slaughter · devastation · regime
- night terrorsnightmares, bogeymen, sleep paralysis, ghosts, phantoms
terrorscalms
Reduces agitation
peaces · tranquilities · serenities · composures · equanimities
terrorssecurities
Tradeable financial assets
safeties · confidences · assurances · comforts · reassurances
- holy terrorUncontrollable troublesome child
- psychological terrorFear through atmosphere and suggestion
- night terrorsFrightening partial-arousal episodes
- terrorist attackViolence for political intimidation
- terror attackViolence to spread fear
- reign of terrorPeriod of violent oppression
terror, terrorist, terrorism, terrorize, terrorizing, terrorized, terrorizes, terrorists, terrorised