What is the meaning of terror?

An overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety.
- synonyms: panic, affright
A person who inspires fear or dread.
- usage: "he was the terror of the neighborhood"
- synonyms: scourge, threat
A very troublesome child.
- synonyms: brat, little terror, holy terror
The use of extreme fear in order to coerce people (especially for political reasons. )
- usage: "he used terror to make them confess"

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