noun
1 great fear
ADJECTIVE
▪ abject , absolute , pure , real , sheer , utter
▪ constant
VERB + TERROR
▪ be filled with , feel , have
▪
He was filled with absolute ~ at the sight.
▪
the sheer ~ she felt when she saw him
▪
He had a real ~ of darkness.
▪ shake with , tremble with
▪ inspire
▪
He inspired ~ in everyone he met.
▪ bring , inflict , sow , spread , unleash , wreak
▪
The explosion brought ~ to hundreds of local residents.
▪ live in
▪
She lived in ~ of her father.
PREPOSITION
▪ from ~
▪
She was trembling from ~ and excitement.
▪ in ~
▪
He was found hiding in ~.
▪
The shots sent the crowd fleeing in ~.
▪ out of ~
▪
He cried out, out of pure ~.
▪ with ~
▪
His face was white with ~.
PHRASES
▪ a state of ~
▪
The three kids lived in a state of ~.
▪ strike ~ into (the heart of) sb
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Its fearsome appearance struck ~ into their hearts.
2 violent action for political purposes
ADJECTIVE
▪ political
▪ state
▪ global
VERB + TERROR
▪ resort to , use
▪
The group has resorted to ~ to try to get what it wants.
▪ combat , fight
▪
He said that the whole world must unite to fight ~ in all its forms.
▪ give in to
▪ defeat , stop
▪ sponsor , support
TERROR + NOUN
▪ campaign , war
▪ plot
▪ alert , warning
▪ threat
▪ tactics
▪ cell , gang , group , network , organization
▪ suspect
PHRASES
▪ an act of ~
▪
people who carry out acts of ~
▪ a campaign of ~
▪
The bombing formed part of a nationwide campaign of ~.
▪ a reign of ~
▪
The dictator's ten-year reign of ~ left over 100 000 dead.
▪ the war on ~