terror
noun
intense, sharp, overmastering fear.
terrors
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pluralof terror.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Blumhouse Television will continue to explore the terrors of real-life monsters by expanding its “Worst Ever” franchise with “In-Laws” and “Friends.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026
This has been true for a very long time and remains true at a time of compounding terrors, crimes and disappointments.
From Salon ● May 14, 2026
"Now I've started therapy and hopefully that will help the night terrors."
From BBC ● May 11, 2026
“All the sweets and all the terrors of human lot lay in his mind,” Emerson writes, “as truly but as softly as the landscape lies on the eye.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 24, 2026
It had become a kind of talisman for me, a safeguard against the terrors of prison.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
