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4.2.1 Inflection 4.2.2 Related terms 4.2.3 Descendants 5 Portuguese 5.1 Noun 6 Spanish 6.1 Noun 6.1.1 Related terms 7 Swedish 7.1 Noun 7.1.1 Declension 7.1.2 Related terms

English
Alternative forms
terrour (obsolete)

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Etymology

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From Old French terreur ("terror, fear, dread"), from Latin accusative terrorem ("fright, fear, terror"), from terrere ("to frighten, terrify"), from Proto-Indo-European *tre- ("to shake"), Proto-Indo-European *tres- ("to tremble").

Pronunciation
IPA: /t()/, X-SAMPA: /"tEr\@(r\)/, in some accents IPA: /t/ Audio (US) Rhymes: -r(r), -e(r) Hyphenation: terror
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Noun
terror (countable and uncountable; plural terrors) 1. (uncountable) intense dread, fright, or fear. 2. (countable) specific instances of being intensely terrified [quotations ] 3. (uncountable) the action or quality of causing dread; terribleness, especially such qualities in narrative fiction [quotations ] 4. (countable) something or someone that causes such fear.
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Derived terms
terrorism terrorist terrorize, terrorized, terrorizing reign of terror

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terrible terrific terrify

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Translations
extreme fear something causing fear

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alarm fright consternation dread dismay

External links
terror terror in Websters Revised Unabridged Dictionary , G. & C. Merriam, 1913 in The Century Dictionary , The Century Co., New York, 1911

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Danish
Noun
terror c (singular definite terroren, plural indefinite terrore ) 1. terror

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Hungarian
Pronunciation
IPA: /tror/ Hyphenation: terror

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Noun
terror (plural terrorok) 1. terror

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Declension
declension of terror
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possessives of terror

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Derived terms
terrortmads

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Latin
Etymology
From terre ("frighten, terrify").

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Noun
terror (genitive terrris); m, third declension 1. a dread, terror, great fear, alarm, panic 2. an object of fear or dread

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Inflection
Number Singular Plural terrrs terrrum terrribus

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nominative terror genitive dative terrris terrr

accusative terrrem terrrs ablative vocative terrre terror terrribus terrrs [edit] terribilits
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terre
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terribilis

terricula [edit] Portuguese: terror Romanian: teroare Russian: Spanish: terror

Descendants
English: terror French: terreur Italian: terrore

Portuguese
Noun
terror m (plural terrores) 1. terror [quotations ]

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Spanish
Noun
terror m (plural terrores) 1. horror 2. terror

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aterrorizar terrible terriblemente terrorfico terrorizar
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Swedish
Noun
terror c 1. terror

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Declension
Declension of terror

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Related terms
terrordd terrorhandling terrorism terrorist Categories: English terms derived from Old French English terms derived from Latin English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European English nouns English uncountable nouns English countable nouns Danish nouns Hungarian nouns Latin nouns la:Emotions Portuguese nouns Spanish nouns Swedish nouns

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