Definition of terror

Scrabble & Words with friends points

• terror is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 6
• terror is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 6
• terror is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 6

Definition of terror

• a person who inspires fear or dread (noun)

  Examples

  1. he was the terror of the neighborhood

  Synonyms

  1. scourge
  2. threat
• an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. affright
  2. panic
• a very troublesome child (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. brat
  2. holy terror
  3. little terror
• the use of extreme fear in order to coerce people (especially for political reasons) (noun)

  Examples

  1. he used terror to make them confess

See definition of terror in Merriam Webster