reign of terror
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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