terror

Signification (Anglais)

1. Intense dread, fright, or fear.
2. The action or quality of causing dread; terribleness, especially such qualities in narrative fiction.
3. Something or someone that causes such fear.
4. Terrorism.
5. A night terror.
6. (slang) A strict teacher that fails most of the students.

Concepts

terreur

effroi

peur

consternation

épouvante

appréhension

anxiété

crainte

horreur

menace

panique

frayeur

terrorisme

trouille

craignons

crains

souleur

alarme

sidération

angoisse

Coupé comme

ter‧ror

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈtɛɹ.ɚ/

Étymologie (Anglais)

From late Middle English terrour, from Old French terreur (“terror, fear, dread”), from Latin terror (“fright, fear, terror”), from terrēre (“to frighten, terrify”), from Old Latin tr̥reō, from Proto-Italic *trozeō, from Proto-Indo-European *tre- (“to shake”), *tres- (“to tremble”).