terror

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Related terms 1.3.3 Translations 1.3.4 See also 1.3.5 External links 2 Latin 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Noun 2.2.1 Inflection 2.2.2 Related terms 2.2.3 Descendants 3 Portuguese 3.1 Noun 4 Spanish 4.1 Noun 4.1.1 Related terms

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

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’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈtɛɹə(ɹ)/, SAMPA: /"tEr\@(r\)/
•  Audio (US)^{help, file}
• Rhymes: -ɛrə(r)
• Hyphenation: ter‧ror

[edit] Noun

terror (plural terrors)

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

[edit] Derived terms

• terrorism
• terrorist
• terrorize, terrorized, terrorizing
• reign of terror

[edit] Related terms

• terrible
• terrific
• terrify

[edit] Translations

terror (noun)

[edit] See also

• alarm
• fright
• consternation
• dread
• dismay

[edit] External links

• 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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[edit] Latin

[edit] Etymology

From terreō (“‘frighten, terrify’”).

[edit] Noun

terror (genitive terrōris); m, third declension

1. a dread, terror, great fear, alarm, panic
2. an object of fear or dread

[edit] Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	terror	terrōrēs
genitive	terrōris	terrōrum
dative	terrōrī	terrōribus
accusative	terrōrem	terrōrēs
ablative	terrōre	terrōribus
vocative	terror	terrōrēs

[edit] Related terms

terreō terribilis

terribilitās terricula

[edit] Descendants

English: terror French: terreur Italian: terrore

Portuguese: terror Spanish: terror

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[edit] Portuguese

[edit] Noun

terror m (plural terrores)

1. terror

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[edit] Spanish

[edit] Noun

terror m. (plural terrores)

1. horror
2. terror

[edit] Related terms

• aterrorizar
• terrible
• terriblemente
• terrorífico
• terrorizar