Reign of Terror

American  

noun

1. a period of the French Revolution, from about March, 1793, to July, 1794, during which many persons were ruthlessly executed by the ruling faction.

2. (lowercase) any period or situation of ruthless administration or oppression.

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Reign of Terror British  

noun

1. the period of Jacobin rule during the French Revolution, during which thousands of people were executed for treason (Oct 1793–July 1794)

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Reign of Terror Cultural  

1. A phase of the French Revolution aimed at destroying all alleged pockets of resistance to the revolution. Robespierre was a leader of the Terror, during which thousands were sent to the guillotine.

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Example Sentences

They’re currently hitting smaller home haunts across the city, but Silva says, if you go to just one this season, make it Reign of Terror.

From Los Angeles Times

During the French Revolution, royal family members and aristocrats went underground to escape the Reign of Terror.

From Literature

Other real-life subjects include the father of the atomic bomb, a lauded American conductor and the victims and perpetrators of the Reign of Terror in the Osage Nation in 1920s Oklahoma.

From New York Times

The agency conducted a sprawling investigation that culminated in the arrests of three of Brown’s relatives, including her brother-in-law, Ernest Burkhart, bringing an end to what the Osage called the Reign of Terror.

From New York Times

Currently celebrating 25 years of continuous operation, Reign of Terror has the additional distinction of being the single largest indoor haunted house in SoCal.

From Los Angeles Times