terror

/tˈɛrɝ/

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Noun
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
Noun
a person who inspires fear or dread; "he was the terror of the neighborhood"
Noun
a very troublesome child
Noun
the use of extreme fear in order to coerce people (especially for political reasons); "he used terror to make them confess"