how to pronounce terror

/ˈtɛɹɚ/

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terror is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of terror in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… at the hands of racial terror violence …”

meaning of terror

Terror is a feeling of fear and dread caused by the threat of great pain, destruction, or death.

terror frequency in english - B2 level of CEFR

the word terror occurs in english on average 19.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.