TERROR

• (noun) the use of extreme fear in order to coerce people (especially for political reasons)

  "he used terror to make them confess"

• (noun) an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety

  synonyms : affright , panic

• (noun) a very troublesome child

  synonyms : brat , holy terror , little terror

• (noun) a person who inspires fear or dread

  "he was the terror of the neighborhood"

  synonyms : scourge , threat

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