terreur

French

noun
Definitions
  • terror
  • (music) terrorcore

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French terreur inherited from Old French terreur (fear, terror, dread) borrowed from Latin terror, terrorem (fear, distress, terror).

Origin

Latin

terror, terrorem

Gloss

fear, distress, terror

Concept
Semantic Field

Emotions and values

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

恐, 虞, 怖, 畏, 慄

Emoji
😨 😱

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