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terreur

Dutch

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /tɛˈrøːr/, /təˈrøːr/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: ter‧reur
  • Rhymes: -øːr

Noun

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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.

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Descendants

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  • → Indonesian: teror

French

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /tɛ.ʁœʁ/ ~ /te.ʁœʁ/
  • Audio; “la terreur”:(file)
  • Rhymes: -œʁ

Noun

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terreur f (plural terreurs)

  1. terror
  2. (music) terrorcore

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Middle French

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Etymology

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From Old French terreur.

Noun

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terreur f (plural terreurs)

  1. terror

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Old French

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin terror, terrorem.

Noun

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

  1. terror (extreme fear)

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