{
    "term": "terror",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a feeling of extreme fear",
            "sensetop": "in terror",
            "labels": "(literary)",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a feeling of **sheer/pure terror**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Her eyes were wild with terror."
                },
                {
                    "text": "People fled from the explosion in terror.",
                    "contextForm": "in terror"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He **lives in terror of** *(= is constantly afraid of)* losing his job."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Some women have a terror of losing control in the birth process."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The very name of the enemy **struck terror into** their hearts."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He inspired terror in everyone he met."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was filled with absolute terror at the sight."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was found hiding in terror."
                },
                {
                    "text": "His face was white with terror."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She was trembling from terror and excitement."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The three kids lived in a state of terror."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Feelings"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["abject", "absolute", "pure"],
                "verb + terror": ["be filled with", "feel", "have"],
                "preposition": ["from terror", "in terror", "out of terror"],
                "phrases": [
                    "a state of terror",
                    "strike terror into (the heart of) somebody"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a person, situation or thing that makes you very afraid",
            "labels": "(literary)",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "These street gangs have become the terror of the neighbourhood."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The terrors of the night were past."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Death **holds no terrors for** *(= does not frighten or worry)* me."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "violent action or the threat of violent action that is intended to cause fear, usually for political purposes",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a campaign of terror"
                },
                {
                    "text": "terror tactics/groups"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The president declared a war on terror *(= a campaign against the use of terror)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He said that the whole world must unite to fight terror in all its forms."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The group has resorted to terror to try to get what it wants."
                },
                {
                    "text": "people who carry out acts of terror"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Crime and punishment"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["political", "state", "global"],
                "verb + terror": ["resort to", "use", "combat"],
                "terror + noun": ["campaign", "war", "plot"],
                "phrases": [
                    "an act of terror",
                    "a campaign of terror",
                    "a reign of terror"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "a person (usually a child) or an animal that causes you trouble or is difficult to control",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Their kids are real little terrors."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈterə(r)/",
                "audio": "te/terror/terror__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈterər/",
                "audio": "te/terror/terror__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English: from Old French terrour, from Latin terror, from terrere ‘frighten’."
}