terreur

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French terreur, from Middle French terreur, from Old French terreur, from Latin terror.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /tɛˈrøːr/, /təˈrøːr/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: ter‧reur
  • Rhymes: -øːr

Noun[edit]

terreur f (plural terreurs or terreuren, diminutive terreurtje n)

  1. terror, instance or cause of fear
  2. regime of terror
  3. terrorism
    De hond werd verdacht van betrokkenheid bij terreur. ― The dog was suspected of involvement in terrorism.

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French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Middle French terreur, from Old French terreur, itself borrowed from Latin terror (“terror, fear, distress”).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

terreur f (plural terreurs)

  1. terror
  2. (music) terrorcore

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Further reading[edit]

Middle French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old French terreur.

Noun[edit]

terreur f (plural terreurs)

  1. terror

Descendants[edit]

  • French: terreur

Old French[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin terror, terrorem.

Noun[edit]

terreur oblique singular, f (oblique plural terreurs, nominative singular terreur, nominative plural terreurs)

  1. terror (extreme fear)

Descendants[edit]

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