Terror — Defs

01 n. Extreme fear; fear that agitates body and mind; violent dread; fright.

1.
Extreme fear; fear that agitates body and mind; violent dread; fright.
“Terror seized the rebel host.” — Milton.
2.
That which excites dread; a cause of extreme fear.
“Those enormous terrors of the Nile.” — Prior.

“Rulers are not a terror to good works.” — Rom. xiii. 3.

“There is no terror, Cassius, in your threats.” — Shak.

Phrases & compounds

King of terrors — death.

Reign of Terror — See in Dictionary of Noted Names in Fiction.

Syn. Alarm; fright; consternation; dread; dismay. See Alarm.