terror

Meanings

Noun

• an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
• a person who inspires fear or dread
  • "he was the terror of the neighborhood"
• a very troublesome child
• the use of extreme fear in order to coerce people (especially for political reasons)
  • "he used terror to make them confess"

Synonyms

affright, brat, holy terror, little terror, panic, scourge, threat