Swedish noun

en terror

terror/ˈtɛrɔr/

Meaning

terror

In Swedish: (politiska) våldsaktioner som drabbar blint

Forms

Forms of terror
Singular, indefiniteen terror
Singular, definiteterrorn

terror is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor terror, den stora terrorn. Check another noun

Practise terror

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Is it en terror or ett terror?

Words built with terror

  • terroraktion act of terrorism
  • telefonterror malicious prank calls

Questions

What does terror mean in English?

terror means “terror”.

Is it en terror or ett terror?

It is en terror, and “the terror” is terrorn.

Similar words

skräck

Origin

Borrowed from Latin terror.

Nearby common words

terror is number 7,066 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary