campaign of terror

  • 1terror — noun 1 great fear ADJECTIVE ▪ abject, absolute, pure, real, sheer, utter ▪ constant VERB + TERROR ▪ …

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  • 2terror — ter|ror [ˈterə US ər] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(fear)¦ 2¦(frightening situation)¦ 3¦(violent action)¦ 4¦(person)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: terreur, from Latin terror, from terrere; TERRIBLE] 1.) ¦(FEAR)¦[U] a feeling of ex …

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  • 3terror — noun 1 FEAR (U) a feeling of extreme fear: Paul screamed, the terror bursting out of him. | in terror (=very frightened): The people fled in terror. | live in terror of (=be very frightened of someone or something): After being bullied, Steven… …

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  • 4campaign — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, huge, major, massive ▪ lengthy, long, long running, ongoing, sustained (esp. BrE) …

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  • 5terror */*/ — UK [ˈterə(r)] / US [ˈterər] noun Word forms terror : singular terror plural terrors 1) a) [singular/uncountable] a strong feeling of fear in terror: Thousands of islanders fled in terror yesterday as the volcano erupted. sheer/pure/absolute… …

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  • 6terror — ter|ror [ terər ] noun ** 1. ) singular or uncount a strong feeling of fear: in terror: Thousands of islanders fled in terror yesterday as the volcano erupted. sheer/pure/absolute terror: I remember the sheer terror of those bombing raids. strike …

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  • 7terror*/ — [ˈterə] noun 1) [singular/U] a strong feeling of fear I remember the sheer terror of those bombing raids.[/ex] Thousands of people fled in terror as the volcano erupted.[/ex] 2) [U] violence that is used for achieving political aims the war… …

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  • 8Terror bombing — is a strategy of deliberately bombing and/or strafing civilian targets in order to break the morale of the enemy, make its civilian population panic, bend the enemy s political leadership to the attacker s will, or to punish an enemy.Legal… …

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  • 9Terror — is a state of fear, an overwhelming sense of imminent danger. *Horror and terrorTerror may also refer to:;In popular culture * The Terror (1963 film), a 1963 horror film directed by Roger Corman * The Terror (novel), a 2007 novel by Dan Simmons… …

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  • 10terror — n. 1) to employ, engage in, resort to, sow, unleash terror 2) to inspire terror; to strike terror into (to strike terror into the hearts of people) 3) sheer, stark terror 4) (colloq.) a holy terror 5) in terror (to live in terror of smt.) 6)… …

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