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.