terr
frighten
Usage
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deterrent
A deterrent keeps someone from doing something against you.
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terror
If you feel terror, you feel great fear or are very scared of something.
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deterrence
a negative motivational influence
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terrible
causing fear or dread or terror
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terrific
very great or intense
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terrifying
causing extreme terror
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terrorism
the calculated use of violence (or the threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature
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terrorist
a radical who employs terror as a political weapon
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terrorize
coerce by violence or with threats
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undeterred
not deterred
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