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terrors
noun(ter-ror)
a state of intense or overwhelming fear
terrors
noun(ter-ror)
violence or the threat of violence used as a weapon of intimidation or coercion; especially : violent or destructive acts (such as bombing) committed by groups in order to intimidate a population or government into granting their demands —sometimes used before another noun
terrors
noun(ter-ror)
a very frightening or terrifying aspect
terrors
noun(ter-ror)
a sudden awakening in dazed terror that occurs in children during slow-wave sleep, is often preceded by a sudden shrill cry uttered in sleep, and is not remembered when the child awakes —usually used in plural
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idiom(ter-ror)
to be something that someone is not afraid of

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