terror

ˈtɛrər
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Translation of terror into German

Noun

1.

emotion

intense fear or dread
  • She was frozen in terror during the storm.Sie war während des Sturms vor Angst wie gelähmt.
2.

politics

violence for political reasons
  • The group used terror to achieve their goals.Die Gruppe nutzte Terror, um ihre Ziele zu erreichen.
3.

source

person or thing causing extreme fear
Schrecken mGrauen n
  • The dictator was a terror to his people..Der Diktator war ein Schrecken für sein Volk
4.

child

DatedUK
very troublesome child
DatedUK
Plagegeist mNervensäge
  • The little boy was a terror in the classroom.Der kleine Junge war im Klassenzimmer ein Plagegeist.
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Expressions with terror: examples in English and translations in German

Satansbraten
My nephew is a holy terror at family gatherings.
Roter Terror
The Red Terror in Soviet Russia led to numerous deaths.
vor Angst erstarrt
He was frozen with terror at the sight of the ghost.
Klima des Terrors
The dictator's regime created a climate of terror.
in Angst und Schrecken versetzen
Furcht einjagen
The monster struck terror into the villagers.
vor Angst erstarren
starr vor Angst werden
He saw the ghost and went stiff with terror.

Synonyms and analogies of terror in English

Examples of terror in a sentence

  • He couldn't shake the terror of the nightmare.
  • The regime's terror was felt worldwide.
  • Terror was their tool to instill fear.
  • The haunted house was a terror for the children.
  • The serial killer became a terror in the city.
  • Their youngest is a terror at bedtime.

Translations of "terror" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Noun
derTerrornm.

The regime justified the red terror as necessary to protect the revolution.

Das Regime rechtfertigte den roten Terror als notwendig zum Schutz der Revolution.

derSchrecknm.

When the lights went out suddenly, you could hear a pin drop in terror.

Als plötzlich das Licht ausging, konnte man vor Schreck eine Stecknadel fallen hören.

derTerroranschlagnm.

Nothing suggests a connection to a terror plot.

Aber auf eine Verbindung zu einem Terroranschlag deutet keiner davon hin.

dieAngstnf.

The headmaster ruled the school through a climate of terror and humiliation.

Der Schulleiter regierte die Schule durch ein Klima der Angst und Erniedrigung.

derTerrorismusnm.

Being the number one state sponsor of terror is similarly abnormal.

Der größte staatliche Unterstützer des Terrorismus zu sein, ist ebenso unnormal.

dieSchreckensherrschaftnf.

Jiang's terror governance has produced an endless list of suffering.

Die Schreckensherrschaft Jiangs weist eine lange Liste der Leiden auf.

dasEntsetzennn.

The movie had a horrific scene that made everyone scream in terror.

Der Film hatte eine schockierende Szene, die alle vor Entsetzen aufschreien ließ.

dasGrauennn.

Can't be puking from terror in a roomful of strangers.

Man kann nicht vor Grauen kotzen, in einem Raum voller Fremder.

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Other translations for terror:

  • Furchtnf.
  • panische Angstnf.
  • Ungeheuernn.

terror: Examples and translations in context

Under the red terror, even a careless joke could lead to execution.

Im roten Terror konnte schon ein unbedachter Witz zur Hinrichtung führen.

Newspapers debated whether recent bombings constituted red terror or isolated criminal acts.

Zeitungen diskutierten, ob die jüngsten Anschläge roten Terror oder vereinzelte Straftaten darstellen.

He spent years studying how red terror networks recruited disillusioned young activists.

Er erforschte jahrelang, wie Netzwerke des roten Terrors enttäuschte junge Aktivisten rekrutierten.

The party leadership officially condemned red terror but tolerated militant factions unofficially.

Die Parteiführung verurteilte den roten Terror offiziell, tolerierte militante Fraktionen jedoch inoffiziell.

Many citizens feared that escalating red terror would provoke an authoritarian backlash.

Viele Bürger fürchteten, dass zunehmender roter Terror einen autoritären Gegenschlag auslösen würde.

She lost both grandparents to summary trials during the red terror.

Sie verlor beide Großeltern in Schnellverfahren während des roten Terrors.

We worry about global terror but forget what's brewing in our own backyard.

Wir sorgen uns um globalen Terror, vergessen aber, was im eigenen Hinterhof gärt.

Survivors rarely speak about the red terror, fearing old accusations might resurface.

Überlebende sprechen selten über den roten Terror, aus Angst vor alten Anschuldigungen.

See also:

war on terrorred terror
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