Phrase Hound found 24 phrases and 31 compound words that contain terror. The most common are listed below. Open terror in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 24
- reign of terrorA brutal period of political violence and intimidation in the wake of a popular revolution.
- War on TerrorSynonym of War on Terrorism: An ongoing campaign by the United States (and some of its allies) the stated aim of which is to counter international terrorism, but especially to counter al-Qaeda and other militant Muslim groups.
- balance of terrorThe tenuous peace that existed during the nuclear arms race between the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War.
- white terrorCoordinated violence committed against (actual or imagined) socialists and their sympathizers.
- red terrorCoordinated violence committed by communists, socialists, or other left-wing groups against (actual or perceived) class enemies.
- Terror attacks
- night terrorA sleeping disorder, where sleep is interrupted by anxiety, panic or screaming.
- terror birdAny of the family Phorusrhacidae of extinct flightless birds endemic to South America during the Cenozoic; a phorusrhacid.
- Great TerrorSynonym of Great Purge: A campaign of extensive political purge and repression from 1936 to 1938, led by Joseph Stalin and executed by the NKVD to purge his political opponents.
- terror cellA small group of terrorists who belong to a larger terrorist organisation.
- holy terrorA frightening person, especially a misbehaving child.
- sleep terrorA night terror.
- terror birdsplural of terror bird: Any of the family Phorusrhacidae of extinct flightless birds endemic to South America during the Cenozoic; a phorusrhacid.
- yellow terrorSynonym of yellow peril: The alleged threat to Western nations by East Asians, especially Chinese or Japanese people, due to their vast population, non-Western cultures, or supposed antagonism to the West.
- terror-bombAlternative spelling of terrorbomb: To bomb (chiefly civilian areas) with the intention of instilling terror and decreasing morale.
- terror-bombingpresent participle and gerund of terror-bomb
- saffron terrorActs of terrorism motivated by Hindu nationalism or Hindutva.
- terror cellsplural of terror cell: A small group of terrorists who belong to a larger terrorist organisation.
- terror-bombsthird-person singular simple present indicative of terror-bomb: To bomb (chiefly civilian areas) with the intention of instilling terror and decreasing morale.
- stochastic terrorSynonym of stochastic terrorism: The use of mass public communication, usually against a particular individual or group, which
- terror-bombingsplural of terror-bombing: present participle and gerund of terror-bomb
- terror-strickenAlternative form of terrorstricken: Stricken with terror; utterly terrified.
- terror-bombedsimple past and past participle of terror-bomb
- reigns of terrorplural of reign of terror: A brutal period of political violence and intimidation in the wake of a popular revolution.
Compound words 31
- terroristicOf or pertaining to a terrorist, terrorism, or terror.
- terrorstrickenStricken with terror; utterly terrified.
- cyberterrorCyberterrorism
- terrorsploitationA genre of exploitation films focused on terrorism or terrorist attacks, often provoking fear.
- ecoterrorecoterrorism
- nonterrorNot of or pertaining to terrorism.
- terrorcoreA European music genre that is a faster variant of hardcore techno, often incorporating samples from horror films.
- TerrorgramA decentralized network of far-right Telegram channels.
- terrorlessNot causing terror; unfrightening.
- terrorwaveVaporwave music and art with terrorist and militant themes.