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
Film will ultimately survive as a medium even in the face of overwhelming terrors.
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Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 9 Mar. 2026
What could be worse than these twin terrors?
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 8 Feb. 2026
Almost every one of Arsenal’s title-winning seasons in living memory has had a moment where the terrors set in.
—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
Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 9 Mar. 2026
What could be worse than these twin terrors?
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 8 Feb. 2026
Almost every one of Arsenal’s title-winning seasons in living memory has had a moment where the terrors set in.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for terrors
Noun
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His instincts, like his techniques, are relentlessly up-to-the-minute; Orsolya is hounded by not only her guilty conscience but also the demons of social media.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
27 Mar. 2026
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The Saja Boys, a boy band made up of demons, attempt to disrupt that mission.—
Mike Snider,
USA TODAY,
26 Mar. 2026
Noun
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In the face of such grave concerns, Alyoshka’s torments seem self-indulgent and frustrating, but his problem—whether to leave or stay—is far from insignificant.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
25 Mar. 2026
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For example, Madrazo’s depiction of the daughters of El Cid echoes Yáñez’s treatment of Sebastian’s torments, and Guerrero has deeply studied Spanish baroque painting.—
Benjamin Lima
Special Contributor,
Dallas Morning News,
18 Mar. 2026
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“Terrors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/terrors. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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