Terror
noun
A feeling of great fear.
The child was in terror after seeing a ghost.
Often appears as...
- live in terror
- filled with terror
noun
A person or thing that causes great fear.
The hurricane is a real terror, causing destruction everywhere it goes.
Often appears as...
- the terror of
- is a terror
noun
Use of violence and threats, especially for political purposes.
Terror is a tool used by radicals to instill fear and control populations.
Often appears as...
- acts of terror
- terror attack
noun
A feeling of great fear.
The child was in terror after seeing a ghost.
Often appears as...
- live in terror
- filled with terror
noun
A person or thing that causes great fear.
The hurricane is a real terror, causing destruction everywhere it goes.
Often appears as...
- the terror of
- is a terror
noun
Use of violence and threats, especially for political purposes.
Terror is a tool used by radicals to instill fear and control populations.
Often appears as...
- acts of terror
- terror attack
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Emotional Intensity
Indicates extreme fear, stronger than just being scared or frightened.
She felt terror when she heard the strange noises at night.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Real
Sometimes used for imagined fears or fears with no real danger.
Despite the safety measures, he experienced terror during the flight.
Pro Tip 3/3Physical Reaction
Often causes a strong physical response like shaking or crying.
Frozen in terror, she was unable to call for help.
Pro Tip 1/3Emotional Intensity
Indicates extreme fear, stronger than just being scared or frightened.
She felt terror when she heard the strange noises at night.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Real
Sometimes used for imagined fears or fears with no real danger.
Despite the safety measures, he experienced terror during the flight.
Pro Tip 3/3Physical Reaction
Often causes a strong physical response like shaking or crying.
Frozen in terror, she was unable to call for help.
Pro Tip 1/3Emotional Intensity
Indicates extreme fear, stronger than just being scared or frightened.
She felt terror when she heard the strange noises at night.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Real
Sometimes used for imagined fears or fears with no real danger.
Despite the safety measures, he experienced terror during the flight.
Pro Tip 3/3Physical Reaction
Often causes a strong physical response like shaking or crying.
Frozen in terror, she was unable to call for help.
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A tale of mental illness...
with such force that I saw stars. Then they strapped my legs and arms to the metal bed with thick leather straps. A sound came out of my mouth that I'd never heard half groan, half scream, barely human and pure terror. Then the sound came again, forced from somewhere deep inside my belly
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The myth of Pandora’s...
She’d take one glance inside, then be able to rid her mind of it forever But at the first crack of the lid, the box burst open. Monstrous creatures and horrendous sounds rushed out in a cloud of smoke and swirled around her, screeching and cackling. Filled with terror,
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History vs. Che Guevara...
As a commander in his guerilla army, he unleashed a reign of terror across the countryside, killing any suspected spies or dissenters. He also helped peasants build health clinics and schools, taught them to read, and even recited poetry to them.
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Why is being scared so...
while loathing the stomach-drop sensation of a steep roller coaster, or why some squeal with delight inside a haunted house, but retreat in terror if taken to an actual cemetery. Fear brings more than just a fun, natural high.
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Why should you read...
presides over a reign of terror, and then meets a bloody end. Along the way, it asks important questions about ambition, power, and violence that spoke directly to the politics of Shakespeare's time
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Alexandra Fuller: Born...
terror I think for me I mean to be honest the real difficulty is that I am afraid of my own how frightened I am I'm most afraid of being too afraid to come back with the story I'm afraid of being
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The power of vulnerabilit...
to practice gratitude and joy in those moments of terror, when we're wondering, "Can I love you this much? Can I believe in this this passionately? Can I be this fierce about this?"
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Why I must come out PIPE...
Today, this very moment, is my real coming out. I could no longer live my truth for and by myself. I want to do my best to help others live their truth without shame and terror.
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Should “blackness”...
policy terror and death any of that sound familiar you're right both blackness and whiteness come from the same place the deep me to debase exploit
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BBC Earth 50 Top Natural...
soon they're keen to explore their always with mother in terror
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A tale of mental illness...
with such force that I saw stars. Then they strapped my legs and arms to the metal bed with thick leather straps. A sound came out of my mouth that I'd never heard half groan, half scream, barely human and pure terror. Then the sound came again, forced from somewhere deep inside my belly
Video examples
The myth of Pandora’s...
She’d take one glance inside, then be able to rid her mind of it forever But at the first crack of the lid, the box burst open. Monstrous creatures and horrendous sounds rushed out in a cloud of smoke and swirled around her, screeching and cackling. Filled with terror,
Video examples
History vs. Che Guevara...
As a commander in his guerilla army, he unleashed a reign of terror across the countryside, killing any suspected spies or dissenters. He also helped peasants build health clinics and schools, taught them to read, and even recited poetry to them.
Video examples
Why is being scared so...
while loathing the stomach-drop sensation of a steep roller coaster, or why some squeal with delight inside a haunted house, but retreat in terror if taken to an actual cemetery. Fear brings more than just a fun, natural high.
Video examples
Why should you read...
presides over a reign of terror, and then meets a bloody end. Along the way, it asks important questions about ambition, power, and violence that spoke directly to the politics of Shakespeare's time
Video examples
Alexandra Fuller: Born...
terror I think for me I mean to be honest the real difficulty is that I am afraid of my own how frightened I am I'm most afraid of being too afraid to come back with the story I'm afraid of being
Video examples
The power of vulnerabilit...
to practice gratitude and joy in those moments of terror, when we're wondering, "Can I love you this much? Can I believe in this this passionately? Can I be this fierce about this?"
Video examples
Why I must come out PIPE...
Today, this very moment, is my real coming out. I could no longer live my truth for and by myself. I want to do my best to help others live their truth without shame and terror.
Video examples
Should “blackness”...
policy terror and death any of that sound familiar you're right both blackness and whiteness come from the same place the deep me to debase exploit
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BBC Earth 50 Top Natural...
soon they're keen to explore their always with mother in terror
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Quote examples
John Cusack
American Actor
Poe had this curious kind of alchemical courage, where he took all the terrible things and terrors that happened in his life, all this shame and fear and pain, and turned them into great works of art. He was a complex, brilliant person who was just wired too tight.
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Yitzhak Rabin
Israeli Statesman
We must fight terrorism as if there's no peace process and work to achieve peace as if there's no terror.
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Jim James
American Musician
For a lot of people, life's been pretty good. There hasn't been true terror right in your face.
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Irvin D. Yalom
American Psychologist
The amount of death terror experienced is closely related to the amount of life unlived.
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Jean-Luc Godard
French Director
The truth is that there is no terror untempered by some great moral idea.
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Ulrich Beck
German Sociologist
And the terror itself is an example of the world's uncontrollability.
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Ehud Barak
Israeli Statesman
Either we destroy world terror or world terror will destroy us.
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Dana Rohrabacher
American Politician
I support this war on terror and the war on radical Islam.
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Angela Merkel
German Statesman
We know that our life of freedom is stronger than terror.
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Vikas Swarup
Indian Novelist
Global terror does not respect national boundaries.
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John Cusack
American Actor
Poe had this curious kind of alchemical courage, where he took all the terrible things and terrors that happened in his life, all this shame and fear and pain, and turned them into great works of art. He was a complex, brilliant person who was just wired too tight.
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Yitzhak Rabin
Israeli Statesman
We must fight terrorism as if there's no peace process and work to achieve peace as if there's no terror.
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Jim James
American Musician
For a lot of people, life's been pretty good. There hasn't been true terror right in your face.
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Irvin D. Yalom
American Psychologist
The amount of death terror experienced is closely related to the amount of life unlived.
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Jean-Luc Godard
French Director
The truth is that there is no terror untempered by some great moral idea.
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Ulrich Beck
German Sociologist
And the terror itself is an example of the world's uncontrollability.
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Ehud Barak
Israeli Statesman
Either we destroy world terror or world terror will destroy us.
Quote examples
Dana Rohrabacher
American Politician
I support this war on terror and the war on radical Islam.
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Angela Merkel
German Statesman
We know that our life of freedom is stronger than terror.
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Vikas Swarup
Indian Novelist
Global terror does not respect national boundaries.
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