terror
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From Old French terreur (terror, fear, dread) < Latin accusative terrorem (fright, fear, terror) < Latin terrere (to frighten, terrify) < Proto-Indo-European *tre- (“‘to shake’”), Proto-Indo-European *tres- (“‘to tremble’”).
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terror (plural terrors)
- Extreme or intense fear.
- Something that causes such fear.
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- terror in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- terror in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
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From terreō (“‘frighten, terrify’”).
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terror (genitive terrōris); m, third declension
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| nominative | terror | terrōrēs |
| genitive | terrōris | terrōrum |
| dative | terrōrī | terrōribus |
| accusative | terrōrem | terrōrēs |
| ablative | terrōre | terrōribus |
| vocative | terror | terrōrēs |
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terror m (plural terrores)
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terror m. (plural terrores)
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