ter·ror 
/ˈterɚ/ noun
/ˈterɚ/ noun 1 : a very strong feeling of fear [noncount] ▪ The sound of guns being fired fills me with terror. ▪ There was a look of (sheer) terror on her face. ▪ Many civilians fled in terror. ▪ They lived in terror of being discovered. = They lived in terror that they would be discovered. ▪ Until recently, the mere mention of the disease struck terror in (the hearts of) people. [singular] ▪ someone with a terror of water [=someone who is extremely afraid of being in water] ▪ a terror that is still fresh in her memory 2 : something that causes very strong feelings of fear : something that is terrifying [count] ▪ the terrors of war ▪ the terrors of life in the jungle [noncount] ▪ tales of terror 3 [noncount] : violence that is committed by a person, group, or government in order to frighten people and achieve a political goal
▪ a regime that rules by terror ▪ bombings and other acts of terror ▪ These people have been living with terror and the threat of terror for many years. ▪ a war on terror [=terrorism] ▪ a campaign of terror against ethnic minority groups — see also reign of terror 4 [count] informal : a child who behaves very badly
▪ My nephew is a little terror. [=brat] ▪ Their kids are holy terrors. [=their kids behave very badly]
▪ a regime that rules by terror ▪ bombings and other acts of terror ▪ These people have been living with terror and the threat of terror for many years. ▪ a war on terror [=terrorism] ▪ a campaign of terror against ethnic minority groups — see also reign of terror
▪ My nephew is a little terror. [=brat] ▪ Their kids are holy terrors. [=their kids behave very badly]
hold no terror or hold no terrors
◊If something holds no terror/terrors for you, you are not afraid of it.
▪ Death holds no terror for them. ▪ She's done it enough times that it holds no terrors now.
▪ Death holds no terror for them. ▪ She's done it enough times that it holds no terrors now.
