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terror
noun
Intense dread, fright, or fear.
Quick reference
Word Facts
- Word length
- 6
- Starts with
- T
- Ends with
- R
- Contains
- ERRO
- Scrabble score
- 6
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
How it sounds
Pronunciation
/ˈtɛɹə/ /ˈtɛɚ/
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Meaning
Definitions
noun
Intense dread, fright, or fear.
The action or quality of causing dread; terribleness, especially such qualities in narrative fiction.
Something or someone that causes such fear.
Terrorism
“a terror attack; the War on Terror”
In context
Example Sentences
a terror attack; the War on Terror