real terror

Frequency: 7.09.8 per million words

Indicates that the fear is genuine and not imagined.

terrorADJECTIVE + terror

Categories:

real

Examples (10)

  • He had a real terror of darkness.
  • The sudden noise instilled real terror in her heart.
  • She screamed out of real terror when she saw the monster.
  • The children experienced real terror during the earthquake.
  • If you don't prepare, you might face real terror in the wilderness.
  • The looming deadline filled him with real terror.
  • It wasn't just fear; it was real terror that gripped him.
  • Have you ever felt such real terror that you couldn't move?
  • The eyewitness accounts spoke of the real terror of the victims.
  • The real terror of the situation only dawned on them later.