terror

terror
01. The little boy stared in [terror] at the monsters standing outside his door on Halloween night.
02. The [terror] of the dog attack traumatized the child for months.
03. The woman screamed in [terror] when the killer suddenly appeared in front of her with a huge knife in his hand.
04. The airplane was hijacked by a [terrorist] who demanded five million dollars, and the release of a number of prisoners in his country.
05. The U.S. claims that Libya is exporting [terrorism].
06. The school bully [terrorized] his classmates into doing what he wanted.
07. Sonya has a real [terror] of speaking in public.
08. The Hendersons' 4-year-old son is a real little [terror] that just can't be controlled.
09. What one person refers to as a [terrorist], another calls a freedom fighter.
10. Three people were killed in [terrorist] attacks in Jerusalem this morning.
11. The most tragic moment in Olympic Games history was the murder of Israeli athletes by [terrorists] at the Munich games.
12. In the UK, animal-rights [terrorism] has caused almost £150 million in property damage over the past 25 years.
13. Security has been increased in Sydney to prepare for possible [terrorist] attacks during the Olympic Games.
14. Doug Horton once remarked that action cures fear, whereas inaction creates [terror].
15. The destruction of the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York City was the most terrible act of [terrorism] in history.
16. The U.S. has accused Afghanistan of supporting [terrorism] by allowing Osama Bin Laden to live in their country.
17. Line-ups at major airports are the result of an increase in [terrorism] in this country.
18. In 1983, more than 300 American and French troops were killed by [terrorist] bombs in Lebanon.
19. Maimonides once said that the risk of a wrong decision is preferable to the [terror] of indecision.

Grammatical examples in English. 2013.

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  • Terror — Terror …   Deutsch Wörterbuch

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  • terror — sustantivo masculino 1. Miedo intenso: Le tiene terror a volar. Mi madre le tiene terror a los reptiles. Sinónimo: pánico, pavor. 2. Aquello que produce un miedo intenso: Ese perro era el terror de la vecindad. 3. Género literario o… …   Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española

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  • terror — late 14c., great fear, from O.Fr. terreur (14c.), from L. terrorem (nom. terror) great fear, dread, from terrere fill with fear, frighten, from PIE root *tre shake (see TERRIBLE (Cf. terrible)). Meaning quality of causing dread is attested from… …   Etymology dictionary

  • terror — ter·ror n: an intense fear of physical injury or death inflict terror by forced entry or unlawful assembly; also: the infliction of such fear an act of terror Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …   Law dictionary

  • Terror — Основная информация Жанры Хардкор панк, металкор …   Википедия

  • terror — {{/stl 13}}{{stl 8}}rz. mnż I, D. u, Mc. terrororze, blm {{/stl 8}}{{stl 7}} stosowanie przemocy, gwałtu, okrucieństwa w celu zastraszenia, zniszczenia przeciwnika : {{/stl 7}}{{stl 10}}Stosować terror. Zastraszyć terrorem. Akt terroru. Siać… …   Langenscheidt Polski wyjaśnień

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  • terror — ► NOUN 1) extreme fear. 2) a cause of terror. 3) the use of terror to intimidate people. 4) (also holy terror) informal a person causing trouble or annoyance. ORIGIN Latin, from terrere frighten …   English terms dictionary

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