An overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety.

synoniemen: affright, panic.

Roget 860: fear, timidity, diffidence, want of confidence; apprehensiveness, fearfulness etc. adj.; solicitude, anxiety, care, apprehension, misgiving; feeze [U.S.]; mistrust etc. (doubt) 485; suspicion, qualm; hesitation etc. (irresolution) 605.    nervousness, restlessness etc. adj.; inquietude, disquietude, worry, concern; batophobia^†; heartquake^†; flutter, trepidation, fear and trembling, perturbation, tremor, quivering, shaking, trembling, throbbing heart, palpitation, ague fit, cold sweat; abject fear etc. (cowardice) 862; mortal funk, heartsinking^†, despondency; despair etc. 859.    fright; affright, affrightment^†; boof alarm [U.S.], dread, awe, terror, horror, dismay, consternation, panic, scare, stampede (of horses). intimidation, terrorism, reign of terror.    [Object of fear] bug bear, bugaboo; scarecrow; hobgoblin etc. (demon) 980; nightmare, Gorgon, mormo^†, ogre, Hurlothrumbo^†, raw head and bloody bones, fee-faw-fum, bete noire [Fr.], enfant terrible [Fr.].    alarmist etc. (coward) 862.    ... meer laten zien

Pools: panika

A person who inspires fear or dread:
— He was the terror of the neighborhood.

synoniemen: scourge, threat.

Pools: postrach

A very troublesome child.

synoniemen: brat, holy terror, little terror.

Nederlands: aap, apekop, apenkop, belhamel, bengel, blaag, boefje, deugniet, doerak, dondersteen, donderstraal, kapoen, kwajongen, lorejas, nietdeug, ondeugd, pagadder, rakker, rekel, rotjong, schavuit, schobbejak, snotjongen, stouterd, stouterik, vlegel, vlerk ... meer laten zien
Pools: dzieciak, bachor, bąk, pętak, pędrak, dzieciuch

The use of extreme fear in order to coerce people (especially for political reasons).

Nederlands: terreur