see|Terror
English

Etymology
From Old French terreur (terror, fear, dread) < Latin accusative terrorem (fright, fear, terror) < Latin terrere (to frighten, terrify) < Proto-Indo-European base *tre- (to shake), *tres- (to tremble).

Pronunciation
IPA|/�t�ɹ�(ɹ)/, SAMPA|/"tEr\@(r\)/
audio|en-us-terror.ogg|Audio (US)
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-�r�(r)|-�r�(r)
Hyphenation: ter&middot;ror

Noun
terror

1. Extreme or intense fear.
2. Something that causes such fear.

Translations

terror (noun)

Arabic: ARchar|رعب|ر�ع�ب� (ru�b) m
Bulgarian: �жа� (úžas) m, �е�о� (terór) m
Chinese: �� (k�ngbù)
Croatian: teror m, užas m
Czech: teror m
Dutch: verschrikking f
Esperanto: teroro
Finnish: kauhu
French: terreur f
German: Schrecken m, Terror m
Greek: ���μο� (trómos) m
Hebrew: he-translation|����|eymah f, he-translation|�ר�ר|teror m, he-translation|���ת�|eymatan m (2), he-translation|�ר���|biryon m (2)
Hungarian: rémület
Indonesian: kengerian
Italian: terrore m
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Japanese: JAchar|�� (����, ky�fu)
Korean: 공� (gongpo)
Latin: terror m
Old English: ege#Old English|eġe
Portuguese: terror m
Romanian: teroare m
Russian: �жа� (úžas) m, �жа�� (úžasy) p
Serbian: �е�о� (teror) m, �жа� (užas) m
Spanish: terror m
Swahili: kikuli s, vikuli pl (noun 7/8)
Swedish: skräck c
Turkish: terör
Ukrainian: �е�о� (terór) m
Vietnamese: n�i khiếp sợ sự khủng b�

Related terms
terrible
terrific
terrify

Derived terms
terrorism
terrorist
terrorize, terrorized, terrorizing
reign of terror

Category:English nouns

Spanish

Noun
es-noun-m|pl=terrores

1. horror
2. terror

Related terms
terrible
terriblemente
terrorizar
terrorífico

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