(historical) The system of fear and intimidation put into place during the Reign of Terror in Revolutionary France around 1793-94.

plural of terrorism

(countable, uncountable) Intense dread, fright, or fear. / (uncountable) The action or quality of causing dread; terribleness, especially such qualities in narrative fiction.

(politics, history, usually with the) The Reign of Terror during the French Revolution. / (politics, history, usually with the) Any specific one of several historical reigns of terror.

To fill (someone) with terror; to terrify. / To coerce (someone) by using threats or violence.

plural of terror

present participle of terrorize

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of terrorize

simple past tense and past participle of terrorize

Someone who terrorizes, who induces terror, a terror.