terror vs fright
fright vs terrorterror and fright both are nouns.
terror is not a verb while fright is a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| terror | Yes | No | No | No |
| fright | Yes | No | Yes | No |
As nouns,
fright is a hypernym of
terror; that is, fright is a
word with a broader meaning than terror:
- terror: an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
- fright: an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
Other hypernyms of terror include
fear, fearfulness.
| terror (noun) | fright (noun) |
|---|---|
| the use of extreme fear in order to coerce people (especially for political reasons) | an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight) |
| an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety | |
| a very troublesome child | |
| a person who inspires fear or dread |
| terror (verb) | fright (verb) |
|---|---|
| cause fear in |
Words related to "terror"
Words related to "fright"
- affright
- afraid
- alarm
- appal
- appall
- apprehension
- apprehensiveness
- awe
- bluff
- chill
- cold sweat
- consternate
- consternation
- creeps
- dismay
- dread
- emotion
- excite
- fear
- fearfulness
- fearless
- frighten
- frisson
- horrify
- horror
- hysteria
- intimidate
- intimidation
- panic
- panic attack
- quiver
- scare
- scare the bejesus
- shake
- shake up
- shiver
- shudder
- spook
- stage fright
- stimulate
- stir
- terrify
- terror
- terrorise
- terrorize
- thrill
- timidity
- timidness
- timorousness
- tingle
- unafraid
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