reign of terror
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reign of terror

Definition of REIGN OF TERROR

: a state or a period of time marked by violence often committed by those in power that produces widespread terror

Origin of REIGN OF TERROR

Reign of Terror, a period of the French Revolution that was conspicuous for mass executions of political suspects
First Known Use: 1798

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