terreur

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French terreur, from Middle French terreur, from Old French terreur, from Latin terror.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɛˈrøːr/, /təˈrøːr/

• Audio

  (file)

• Hyphenation: ter‧reur
• Rhymes: -øːr

Noun

terreur f (plural terreurs or terreuren, diminutive terreurtje n)

1. terror, instance or cause of fear
2. regime of terror
3. terrorism

   De hond werd verdacht van betrokkenheid bij terreur. ― The dog was suspected of involvement in terrorism.

Derived terms

• terreurgroep
• terreurverdachte

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French terreur, from Old French terreur, itself borrowed from Latin terror (“terror, fear, distress”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɛ.ʁœʁ/, /te.ʁœʁ/

• audio (la terreur)

  (file)

• Rhymes: -œʁ

Noun

terreur f (plural terreurs)

1. terror
2. (music) terrorcore

Derived terms

• terroriser
• terrorisme
• terroriste

Related terms

• terrifiant

Further reading

• “terreur”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French terreur.

Noun

terreur f (plural terreurs)

1. terror

Descendants

• French: terreur

Old French

Alternative forms

• terrour

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin terror, terrorem.

Noun

terreur oblique singular, f (oblique plural terreurs, nominative singular terreur, nominative plural terreurs)

1. terror (extreme fear)

Descendants

• Middle French: terreur
  • French: terreur
  • → Middle English: terrour, terrawr
    • English: terror
    • Scots: terror