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2 TER-, great fear, affright, dread, alarm, terror, panic : iniecto terrore mortis: homines terrore repellere: hostibus terrorem inferre, Cs.: reddit inlatum antea terrorem, L.: qui modo terrori fuerant, L.: tantus repente terror invasit, ut, etc., Cs.: sic terrore oblato a ducibus, Cs.: tantumque terrorem incussere patribus, ut, etc., L.: si tantus habet mentīs et pectora terror, V.: ingentem Galli terrorem memoriā pristinae cladis attulerant, L.: arcanus, secret dread , Ta.: totius anni fructus uno belli terrore amittitur, apprehension of war : externus, i. e. dread of foreign enemies , L.: servilis, dread of the slaves , L.— An object of fear, cause of alarm, terror, dread : duobus huius urbis terroribus depulsis: caelestes maritimique terrores, frightful occurrences , L.: ingens hostium (i. e. chariots armed with scythes), Cu.— Frightful reports, terrible news : non mediocres terrores iacit: miros terrores ad me attulit, bugbears : Romam tanti terrores erant adlati, ut, etc., L.—Of eloquence, tremendous power : (Periclis) vis dicendi terrorque.