as in demons
a source of persistent emotional distress
after the death of her father, fear of developing cancer became one of the terrors of her life
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Recent Examples of terrors
Almost every one of Arsenal’s title-winning seasons in living memory has had a moment where the terrors set in.
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Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 27 Jan. 2026
The lustrous surfaces hide moral horrors, silence emotional terrors, and block out the filth beyond their boundaries.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2026
What better way to avoid the terrors of Dry January than by sneaking yourself into the cozy snug of The Pub, a compendium of Britain’s quintessential third space.
—Air Mail, 3 Jan. 2026
At scale, migrants and their descendants recreate the conditions and terrors of their broken homelands.
—CBS News, 7 Dec. 2025
That’s one of the many emerging terrors of our brave new funhouse-mirror dystopia of e-scams, cat-phishing, and democracy-destroying propaganda.
—New Atlas, 15 Nov. 2025
If scientists can detect these signatures early, extreme waves may change from unpredictable terrors into forecastable hazards.
—Avery Schuyler Nunn, Scientific American, 13 Nov. 2025
As with many of A24's horror movies, we're left to ponder whether anything supernatural happens as Maud's quest reaches its apotheosis, proving that fanatical belief is enough to inspire great terrors.
—Dennis Perkins, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Oct. 2025
The internet gives us more opportunity to be exposed to noteworthy terrors from other countries.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 27 Jan. 2026
The lustrous surfaces hide moral horrors, silence emotional terrors, and block out the filth beyond their boundaries.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2026
What better way to avoid the terrors of Dry January than by sneaking yourself into the cozy snug of The Pub, a compendium of Britain’s quintessential third space.
—Air Mail, 3 Jan. 2026
At scale, migrants and their descendants recreate the conditions and terrors of their broken homelands.
—CBS News, 7 Dec. 2025
That’s one of the many emerging terrors of our brave new funhouse-mirror dystopia of e-scams, cat-phishing, and democracy-destroying propaganda.
—New Atlas, 15 Nov. 2025
If scientists can detect these signatures early, extreme waves may change from unpredictable terrors into forecastable hazards.
—Avery Schuyler Nunn, Scientific American, 13 Nov. 2025
As with many of A24's horror movies, we're left to ponder whether anything supernatural happens as Maud's quest reaches its apotheosis, proving that fanatical belief is enough to inspire great terrors.
—Dennis Perkins, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Oct. 2025
The internet gives us more opportunity to be exposed to noteworthy terrors from other countries.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for terrors
Noun
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Instead of teaching his nephew how to fight, Jake shows Marc what real courage is, facing down his own demons along the way.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
3 Feb. 2026
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In the process, Jake shows Marc what real courage is while facing down his own demons.—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Feb. 2026
Noun
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As a poet, publisher, and public intellectual, Ferlinghetti spent the rest of his career resisting the very torments Judge Horn said haunted the post-war world.—
Gioia Woods,
Literary Hub,
6 Feb. 2026
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Denver author Josiah Hesse was raised by Evangelical parents in churches that believe in the torments of hell, that their poverty is due to their sinfulness and lack of faith.—
Sandra Dallas,
Denver Post,
1 Feb. 2026
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“Terrors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/terrors. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.
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