Main entry: terror
Definition: the use of extreme fear in order to coerce people (especially for political reasons)
Usage: he used terror to make them confess
Main entry: affright, terror, panic
Definition: an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
Main entry: terror, little terror, brat, holy terror
Definition: a very troublesome child
Main entry: terror, threat, scourge
Definition: a person who inspires fear or dread
Usage: he was the terror of the neighborhood