Synonyms: terror
Definition: the use of extreme fear in order to coerce people (especially for political reasons)
Usage: he used terror to make them confess
Similar words: coercion
Definition: the act of compelling by force of authority
Synonyms: affright, terror, panic
Definition: an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
Similar words: fright, fear, fearfulness
Definition: an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
Synonyms: terror, little terror, brat, holy terror
Definition: a very troublesome child
Similar words: imp, rapscallion, rascal, monkey, scalawag, scallywag, scamp
Definition: one who is playfully mischievous
Synonyms: terror, threat, scourge
Definition: a person who inspires fear or dread
Usage: he was the terror of the neighborhood
Similar words: somebody, someone, soul, mortal, person, individual
Definition: a human being
Usage: there was too much for one person to do