n. [ L. terror, akin to terrere to frighten, for tersere; akin to Gr. &unr_; to flee away, dread, Skr. tras to tremble, to be afraid, Russ. triasti to shake: cf. F. terreur. Cf. Deter. ] 1. Extreme fear; fear that agitates body and mind; violent dread; fright. [ 1913 Webster ] Terror seized the rebel host. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. That which excites dread; a cause of extreme fear. [ 1913 Webster ] Those enormous terrors of the Nile. Prior. [ 1913 Webster ] Rulers are not a terror to good works. Rom. xiii. 3. [ 1913 Webster ] There is no terror, Cassius, in your threats. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ] ☞ Terror is used in the formation of compounds which are generally self-explaining: as, terror-fraught, terror-giving, terror-smitten, terror-stricken, terror-struck, and the like. [ 1913 Webster ] King of terrors, death. Job xviii. 14. -- Reign of Terror. (French Hist.) See in Dictionary of Noted Names in Fiction. [ 1913 Webster ] Syn. -- Alarm; fright; consternation; dread; dismay. See Alarm. [ 1913 Webster ] |