terror
part of speech
noun (terror — uncountable; a terror, terrors)
meaning for a pupil
1) Very great fear: They screamed in terror. tree →
2) Something or someone that causes great fear. tree →
3) Violence used to frighten people, usually for political aims (terrorism): a terror attack. tree →
4) (informal) A naughty, wild child: Their toddler is a little terror! tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In the Torah it is a fear sent by God, or the dread of God's mighty acts that makes enemies afraid. Interpretation: A terror from God protects Jacob's family, and the terror of the Exodus shows God's power; tradition sees fear of God as defending Israel. In the primary lessons: In stories «terror» shows the strongest fear: «frozen with terror». In news it is linked to terrorism, which children can talk about with trusted adults. In everyday family talk «a little terror» is a fond name for a naughty child.
examples
- and in all the mighty hand, and in all the great terror, which Moses wrought in the sight of all Israel. (Torah DEU.34.12, JPS 1917) tree →
- Without shall the sword bereave, and in the chambers terror; slaying both young man and virgin, the suckling with the man of gray hairs. (Torah DEU.32.25, JPS 1917) tree →
- And they journeyed; and a terror of God was upon the cities that were round about them, and they did not pursue after the sons of Jacob. (Torah GEN.35.5, JPS 1917) tree →
- Round about his teeth is terror. (Writings JOB.41.6, JPS 1917) tree →
- They are wholly consumed by terrors. (Writings PSA.73.19, JPS 1917) tree →
- At eventide behold terror; and before the morning they are not. (Prophets ISA.17.14, JPS 1917) tree →
- The mouse froze in terror when it saw the cat. tree →
- She ran from the dog in terror. tree →
- The storm brought terror to the small village. tree →
- The news reported a terror attack. tree →
- My little cousin is a real terror at bedtime! tree →
- The pirates were the terror of the seas. tree →
- The command struck terror among the beasts. tree →
note
Adjective: terrible, terrifying; verb: terrify; noun: terrorist, terrorism. Terror is stronger than fear or fright. «A little terror» about a child is affectionate.
In the corpora
- and in all the mighty hand, and in all the great terror, which Moses wrought in the sight of all Israel.
- At eventide behold terror; and before the morning they are not.
- My heart is bewildered, terror hath overwhelmed me; the twilight that I longed for hath been turned for me into trembling.
- Terror, and the pit, and the trap, are upon thee, O inhabitant of the earth.
- Thy heart shall muse on the terror: 'Where is he that counted, where is he that weighed?
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «terror» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.