terror /'terә/

Meaning

English definition

• (n.) a person who inspires fear or dread
• (n.) a very troublesome child
• (n.) the use of extreme fear in order to coerce people (especially for political reasons)

Chinese translation

• n. 恐怖, 可怕的人
• [医] 惊吓, 惊悸

Word details

Part of speech

noun

Pronunciation

/'terә/

Syllables

2

Exam levels

Gaokao · CET-4 · CET-6 · Postgraduate exam · TOEFL · IELTS

Frequency

Zipf 4.26 · Rare

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