noun · masculinethird declension
terror
terror m (genitive terrōris)
Classical[ˈtɛr.rɔr]Ecclesiastical[ˈtɛr.ror]
Mille Verba core vocabulary
Meaning
- masculinea dread, terror, great fear, alarm, panic
- masculinean object of fear or dread
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
timor magnus quem rēs terribilis facit.terror -ōris m — in Mille Verba, Theātrum
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | terror | terrōrēs |
| genitive | terrōris | terrōrum |
| dative | terrōrī | terrōribus |
| accusative | terrōrem | terrōrēs |
| ablative | terrōre | terrōribus |
| vocative | terror | terrōrēs |
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- terror incidit alicui
- terror, panic seizes some one.
- in terrorem conicere aliquem
- to overwhelm some one with terror.
- timorem, terrorem alicui inicere, more strongly incutere
- to inspire fear, terror.
- terror invadit in aliquem (rarely alicui, after Livy aliquem)
- terror, panic seizes some one.
terror, ōris, m. terreo,
I. great fear, affright, dread, alarm, terror (syn.: pavor, trepidatio, metus).
I. Lit.:
definiunt terrorem metum concutientem: ex quo fit, ut pudorem rubor, terrorem pallor et tremor et dentium crepitus consequatur, Cic. Tusc. 4, 8, 19: eadem nos formido timidas terrore impulit, Plaut. Am. 5, 1, 27; cf.: terrorem alicui inicere, Cic. Prov. Cons. 18, 43: ferae, injecto terrore mortis horrescunt, id. Fin. 5, 11, 31: aliquem terrore periculoque mortis repellere, id. Caecin. 12, 33: si Antonio patuisset Gallia ... quantus rei publicae terror impenderet, id. Phil. 5, 13, 37: alicui terrorem inferre, id. Fam. 15, 15, 2; id. Mil. 26, 71; Caes. B. G. 7, 8: reddit inlatum antea terrorem, Liv. 3, 60, 5: teneri terrore, Cic. Rep. 3, 29, 41: esse terrori alicui, Caes. B. G. 7, 66: qui modo terrori fuerant, Liv. 34, 28, 5: tantus terror incidit exercitui, ut, etc., Caes. B. C. 3, 13: tantus repente terror invasit, ut, etc., id. ib. 1, 14: Romanos auxiliares tyranni in terrorem ac tumultum conjecerunt, Liv. 34, 28, 3: sic terrore oblato a ducibus, Caes. B. C. 1, 76: tantum Romae terrorem fecere, ut, etc., Liv. 10, 2, 8: tantumque terrorem incussere patribus, ut, etc., id. 3, 4, 9: si tantus habet mentes et pectora terror, Verg. A. 11, 357: volgi pectora terror habet, Ov. F. 3, 288: terrore pavens, id. ib. 4, 271: in oppido festinatio et ingens terror erat, ne, etc., Sall. H. 3, 27 Dietsch: ingentem Galli terrorem memoriā pristinae cladis attulerant, Liv. 6, 42, 7: terror nominis Alexandri invaserat orbem, Just. 12, 13, 2: arcanus terror, secret dread, secret awe, Tac. G. 40 fin.: exsurgite, inquit, qui terrore meo occidistis prae metu, from dread of me, Plaut. Am. 5, 1, 14; cf.: de terrore suo, Auct. B. Afr. 32, 1: saepe totius anni fructus uno rumore periculi atque uno belli terrore amittitur, dread or apprehension of war, Cic. Imp. Pomp. 6, 15: nullum terrorem externum esse, i. e. dread of foreign enemies, Liv. 3, 10, 14; cf.: peregrinus terror, id. 3, 16, 4: terror servilis, ne suus cuique domi hostis esset, dread of the slaves, id. 3, 16, 3: in omnem terrorem vultum componens, into frightful expressions, Suet. Calig. 50: (Periclis) vis dicendi terrorque, terrible power, δεινὁτης, Cic. Brut. 11, 44. — Plur.: feri lugubresque terrores, Amm. 16, 12, 61. —II. Transf., concr., an object of fear or dread, a terror (usu. in plur.):
duobus hujus urbis terroribus depulsis, Cic. Rep. 1, 47, 71; cf.: terrores reipublicae (sc. Carthago ac Numantia), Vell. 2, 4, 5: terrores Romani nominis, Treb. Poll. Claud. 11, 4; Plin. Ep. 6, 20, 15: non mediocres terrores jacit atque denuntiat, Cic. Att. 2, 23, 3; cf.: Battonius miros terrores ad me attulit Caesarianos, id. ib. 6, 8, 2.—Sing.: Xerxes, terror ante gentium, Just. 3, 1, 1: Dionysius gentium quondam terror, Amm. 14, 11, 30.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
terror ōris, m
2 TER-, great fear, affright, dread, alarm, terror, panic : iniecto terrore mortis: homines terrore repellere: hostibus terrorem inferre, Cs.: reddit inlatum antea terrorem, L.: qui modo terrori fuerant, L.: tantus repente terror invasit, ut, etc., Cs.: sic terrore oblato a ducibus, Cs.: tantumque terrorem incussere patribus, ut, etc., L.: si tantus habet mentīs et pectora terror, V.: ingentem Galli terrorem memoriā pristinae cladis attulerant, L.: arcanus, secret dread , Ta.: totius anni fructus uno belli terrore amittitur, apprehension of war : externus, i. e. dread of foreign enemies , L.: servilis, dread of the slaves , L. — An object of fear, cause of alarm, terror, dread : duobus huius urbis terroribus depulsis: caelestes maritimique terrores, frightful occurrences , L.: ingens hostium (i. e. chariots armed with scythes), Cu.— Frightful reports, terrible news : non mediocres terrores iacit: miros terrores ad me attulit, bugbears : Romam tanti terrores erant adlati, ut, etc., L.—Of eloquence, tremendous power : (Periclis) vis dicendi terrorque.
Origins
From terreō (“to frighten”) + -or.
Descendants
- Catalanterror
- Frenchterreurfrom Old French terreur
- Romanianteroarefrom Old French terreur
- Englishterrorfrom Old French terreur
- GermanTerror
- Italianterrore
- Portugueseterror
- Spanishterror
- Siciliantirruri
- Finnishterrori