Terror in Different Languages
Discover 'Terror' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Terror
Afrikaans skrik | ||
Albanian terrori | ||
Amharic ሽብር | ||
Arabic الرعب | ||
Armenian սարսափ | ||
Assamese আতংক | ||
Aymara terrorismo ukat juk’ampinaka | ||
Azerbaijani terror | ||
Bambara siranɲɛko | ||
Basque izua | ||
Belarusian тэрор | ||
Bengali সন্ত্রাস | ||
Bhojpuri आतंक के माहौल बन गइल | ||
Bosnian teror | ||
Bulgarian терор | ||
Catalan terror | ||
Cebuano kalisang | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 恐怖 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 恐怖 | ||
Corsican terrore | ||
Croatian teror | ||
Czech teror | ||
Danish terror | ||
Dhivehi ބިރުވެރިކަމެވެ | ||
Dogri आतंक | ||
Dutch terreur | ||
English terror | ||
Esperanto teruro | ||
Estonian terror | ||
Ewe ŋɔdzinuwɔwɔ | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) takot | ||
Finnish terrori | ||
French la terreur | ||
Frisian terreur | ||
Galician terror | ||
Georgian ტერორი | ||
German terror | ||
Greek τρόμος | ||
Guarani terror rehegua | ||
Gujarati આતંક | ||
Haitian Creole laterè | ||
Hausa ta'addanci | ||
Hawaiian hoʻoweliweli | ||
Hebrew טֵרוֹר | ||
Hindi आतंक | ||
Hmong xav tias tsam lawv | ||
Hungarian terror | ||
Icelandic skelfing | ||
Igbo ụjọ | ||
Ilocano buteng | ||
Indonesian teror | ||
Irish sceimhle | ||
Italian terrore | ||
Japanese テロ | ||
Javanese teror | ||
Kannada ಭಯೋತ್ಪಾದನೆ | ||
Kazakh террор | ||
Khmer ភេរវកម្ម | ||
Kinyarwanda iterabwoba | ||
Konkani आतंकवाद | ||
Korean 공포 | ||
Krio terori | ||
Kurdish teror | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) تیرۆر | ||
Kyrgyz террор | ||
Lao ກໍ່ການຮ້າຍ | ||
Latin timore | ||
Latvian terors | ||
Lingala nsɔmɔ | ||
Lithuanian teroras | ||
Luganda entiisa | ||
Luxembourgish terror | ||
Macedonian терор | ||
Maithili आतंक के भाव | ||
Malagasy mihorohoro | ||
Malay keganasan | ||
Malayalam ഭീകരത | ||
Maltese terrur | ||
Maori whakamataku | ||
Marathi दहशत | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯇꯦꯔꯣꯔꯤꯖꯝ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫ | ||
Mizo hlauhna a ni | ||
Mongolian террор | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) ကြောက်စရာ | ||
Nepali आतंक | ||
Norwegian skrekk | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) mantha | ||
Odia (Oriya) ଆତଙ୍କ | ||
Oromo shororkeessummaa | ||
Pashto ترهګري | ||
Persian وحشت | ||
Polish terror | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) terror | ||
Punjabi ਦਹਿਸ਼ਤ | ||
Quechua manchakuy | ||
Romanian teroare | ||
Russian ужас | ||
Samoan mataʻu | ||
Sanskrit आतङ्कः | ||
Scots Gaelic uamhas | ||
Sepedi letšhogo | ||
Serbian терор | ||
Sesotho tshabo | ||
Shona kutya | ||
Sindhi دهشتگردي | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) භීෂණය | ||
Slovak teror | ||
Slovenian teror | ||
Somali argagax | ||
Spanish terror | ||
Sundanese teror | ||
Swahili ugaidi | ||
Swedish skräck | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) takot | ||
Tajik террор | ||
Tamil பயங்கரவாதம் | ||
Tatar террор | ||
Telugu భీభత్సం | ||
Thai ความหวาดกลัว | ||
Tigrinya ራዕዲ | ||
Tsonga ku chava | ||
Turkish terör | ||
Turkmen terror | ||
Twi (Akan) ehu a ɛyɛ hu | ||
Ukrainian терор | ||
Urdu دہشت گردی | ||
Uyghur تېرورلۇق | ||
Uzbek terror | ||
Vietnamese sự kinh hoàng | ||
Welsh braw | ||
Xhosa uloyiko | ||
Yiddish טעראָר | ||
Yoruba ẹru | ||
Zulu ukwesaba |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | The word "skrik" in Afrikaans originates from the Dutch word "schrikken", meaning "to be startled". |
| Albanian | Terrori is also used in Albanian as a slang term for "big" or "huge" in a joking manner. |
| Amharic | The word "ሽብር" can also refer to a feeling of awe or reverence. |
| Arabic | The Arabic word "الرعب" (al-ra`b) originally meant "fear", but over time it has come to be used almost exclusively in the context of "terror". |
| Armenian | The word "սարսափ" (terror) is derived from the Persian word "سرسف" (headache or dizziness) |
| Azerbaijani | The Azerbaijani word "terror" is also used to refer to a state of panic or fear. |
| Basque | Izua, though typically translated as "fear" or "terror," derives from the Basque verb "izutu," meaning "to make afraid" or "to frighten." |
| Belarusian | The word "тэрор" ("terror") in Belarusian has the same Slavic root as the English word "tyrant". It can also refer to a person who causes fear or panic, or to a state of extreme fear or panic. |
| Bengali | The term "সন্ত্রাস" (terror) derives from the Latin "terror", meaning "great fear or dread," ultimately from the same root as the word "tremble." |
| Bosnian | Teror also means "strong wind" in the Bosnian language, particularly in the north-west. |
| Bulgarian | The Bulgarian word "терор" (terror) comes from the Latin word "terror", meaning "great fear" or "dread". In Bulgarian, the word can also mean "horror" or "panic". |
| Catalan | The Catalan word "terror" comes from the Latin word "terror", meaning "great fear" or "dread". |
| Cebuano | The word "kalisang" can also mean "horror" or "dread". |
| Chinese (Simplified) | "恐怖" 的本义为令人敬畏，引申为令人害怕，与现代汉语的 "恐怖" 含义不同，更接近于英文单词 "awe" 的意思。 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | The character "恐" in the word "恐怖", means fear. The second character, "怖" means awe. |
| Corsican | In Corsican, the word "terrore" can be used to refer to not only fear induced by a threat, but also to excessive anger. |
| Croatian | In Croatian, the word "teror" also refers to a loud crash or bang. |
| Czech | V češtině se slovo "teror" používá i ve významu "strach" nebo "hrůza". |
| Danish | In Danish, "terror" can also refer to an intense fear or panic. |
| Dutch | De term is afgeleid van het Latijnse 'terror', dat 'angst' of 'schrik' betekent. |
| Esperanto | The Esperanto word "teruro" also means "horror" or "dread". |
| Estonian | "Terror" comes from the Latin "terrere", meaning "to frighten". |
| Finnish | In Finnish, the word "terrori" also has the meaning of "panic" or "disorder". |
| French | In French, "la terreur" can also mean "the period of revolutionary terror in France (1793-94)". |
| Frisian | In Frisian, "terreur" also means "trouble" or "bother". |
| Galician | 'Terror' is derived from the Latin 'terrere,' meaning 'to frighten,' and the Old French 'terreur,' meaning 'dread' or 'consternation.' In Galician, it also carries the connotation of 'anxiety' or 'panic' ('terror, ansiedade ou pánico'). |
| Georgian | The word "ტერორი" in Georgian is also used to refer to a state of panic or fear. |
| German | In German, "Terror" also refers to the state of being terrified. |
| Greek | The word τρόμος (trόmos) derives from the verb τρέμω (trémo), meaning "to tremble" or "to shake". |
| Gujarati | The Gujarati word "આતંક" ("terror") is derived from the Sanskrit word "आतंक" ("terror"), which in turn comes from the root "आतङ्क" ("to frighten"). |
| Haitian Creole | The Haitian Creole word "laterè" also means "darkness" or "nightfall". |
| Hausa | "Ta'addanci" is the Hausa word for "terror," which literally means "causing harm to oneself and others." |
| Hawaiian | Hoʻoweliweli has two different meanings: one meaning "to frighten" and one meaning "fearful". |
| Hebrew | In Hebrew, the word 'טֵרוֹר' (terror) can also refer to 'panic' or 'consternation'. |
| Hindi | The Hindi word "आतंक" also has an alternate meaning, "panic" or "fear." |
| Hmong | The phrase "xav tias tsam lawv" does not appear to be grammatically correct in the Hmong language, so there is no meaning to explicate. |
| Hungarian | The Hungarian word "terror" derives from the Latin word "terror", meaning "fear" or "dread", and is related to the verb "terrēre", meaning "to frighten" or "to scare." |
| Icelandic | Skelfing, Icelandic for 'terror', has a secondary and rarely-used meaning, namely 'cowardice'. The word originates from 'skelfr', meaning either 'trembling' or 'coward'. Thus, the word 'skelfing' can also imply either the fear of, or a state of, cowardice. |
| Igbo | "Ujo" in Igbo not only means "terror" but also "fear", "awe", and "respect." |
| Indonesian | In Indonesian, 'teror' can also refer to a form of traditional puppet theater accompanied by music. |
| Irish | "Sceimhle" is a word that can refer to a variety of negative emotions, such as fear, dread, and horror. |
| Italian | The Italian word 'terrore' derives from the Latin verb 'terrēre', meaning 'to frighten' or 'to make afraid'. |
| Japanese | 「テロ」は、元々は「恐怖による支配」を意味するフランス語の「terreur」が由来で、政治的な暴力行為を表す言葉として定着しました。 |
| Javanese | The word "teror" in Javanese has an alternate meaning referring to a ghost-like creature that inhabits trees. |
| Kannada | The word "ಭಯೋತ್ಪಾದನೆ" (terror) is derived from the Latin word "terror", meaning "great fear or alarm". |
| Kazakh | "Террор" на казахском языке также означает "устрашение, страх". |
| Khmer | In Sanskrit, the word "bherava" means "awesome" or "terrible," and is often used to describe the god Shiva or his wrathful manifestations. |
| Korean | The word "공포" also has the alternate meaning of "awe", or "amazement". |
| Kurdish | In Kurdish, "teror" not only means "terror" but also "fear", "horror", and "panic". |
| Kyrgyz | In Kyrgyz "террор" also means a very old and strong kind of alcoholic drink. |
| Lao | Terror can also refer to a state of extreme fear or anxiety. |
| Latin | The Latin word "timore" can also mean "fear", "reverence", or "awe". |
| Latvian | "Terors" in Latvian is derived from the Latin "terror", meaning "great fear, dread, or alarm". |
| Lithuanian | The word "teroras" also has connotations of chaos, disorder, and a general sense of fear and anxiety. |
| Luxembourgish | The word "Terror" in Luxembourgish also means "error" or "mistake". |
| Macedonian | In Macedonian, "терор" (terror) is also used to refer to a person who creates fear or causes harm. |
| Malagasy | The verb 'mihorohoro' (to tremble) suggests fear. |
| Malay | The word "keganasan" originates from the Malay root word "ganas" meaning "ferocious" or "savage". |
| Malayalam | "ഭീകരത" is also a synonym for the word "terrible" or "frightful". |
| Maltese | The term 'terrur' in the Maltese language is derived from the Arabic word 'tahwir', which refers to causing fear, panic, or terror. |
| Maori | The word "whakamataku" can also mean "to cause fear or dread," and is derived from the words "whakaputa" (to cause) and "mataku" (fear). |
| Marathi | The word "दहशत" (terror) in Marathi has an alternate archaic meaning of "fire". |
| Mongolian | {"text": "The word "террор" is borrowed from the Russian word "террор", which in turn is borrowed from the French word "terreur", meaning "terror, fear, or fright" and derived ultimately from the Latin word "terror", meaning "dread, fear, or horror" and from the Greek word "τέρας" (teras; meaning "sign, portent, or monster")."} |
| Nepali | The word "आतंक" can also mean "disturbance" or "fear" in Nepali. |
| Norwegian | The word "skrekk" in Norwegian has a secondary meaning of "bogeyman" or "spectre". |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | The Nyanja word 'mantha' also refers to a supernatural being that causes misfortune or panic. |
| Pashto | The word "ترهګري" ("terror") in Pashto comes from the Arabic root "رعب" ("fear"), and shares the same root as the word "ترس" which means "fear" in Pashto. |
| Persian | وحشت's etymology can be traced back to the Zoroastrian term `vakhsht', indicating the cosmic abyss or chasm below the earth |
| Polish | In Polish, "terror" can also mean "alarm" or "panic." |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | The word "terror" in Portuguese can also refer to a specific type of popular music associated with the Northeast region of Brazil. |
| Punjabi | The word "ਦਹਿਸ਼ਤ" (terror) in Punjabi comes from the Sanskrit word "dahati", meaning "to burn". It can also refer to a state of extreme fear or anxiety. |
| Romanian | In Romanian, "teroare" can also refer to the sensation of fear caused by physical discomfort, extreme cold, or intense noise, but without necessarily implying a dangerous threat. |
| Russian | The word "ужас" is also used to describe a strong feeling of awe or wonder. |
| Samoan | The word "mataʻu" also means "fear" or "dread". |
| Scots Gaelic | The Gaelic word "uamhas" shares a common origin with "horror" and "uafás" in Irish and "awesom" in English, likely derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *wes- meaning "to burn". |
| Serbian | The word "терор" can also refer to a type of plum or to a "mess" in Serbian. |
| Sesotho | The word "tshabo" also means "the fear of wild animals" in Sesotho. |
| Shona | Kutya can also mean "a state of extreme fear" in Shona. |
| Sindhi | The Sindhi word "دهشتگردي" (terror) is also derived from the Arabic language, where it originally meant "disruption". |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | The word 'භීෂණය' (bheeshanaya) in Sinhala ultimately derives from the Sanskrit word 'भीषण' (bhishana), meaning 'terrible' or 'frightening'. |
| Slovak | The word "teror" in Slovak also means "a big mess". |
| Slovenian | The Slovenian word "teror" can also refer to a type of traditional round dance. |
| Somali | The Somali word "argagax" can also refer to a feeling of awe or wonder. |
| Spanish | "Terror" in Spanish can also mean "awe" or "dread". |
| Sundanese | The Sundanese word "teror" can also mean "a sudden gust of wind" or "a sudden burst of emotion". |
| Swahili | "Ugaidi" means "terror" in Swahili, also having a literal definition of "something which frightens". |
| Swedish | The word "skräck" in Swedish also means "to boast" or "to brag" but only in a negative sense, especially about being courageous when you're not. |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | The word 'takot' also has alternate meanings such as 'hesitation' and 'fear of punishment'. |
| Tajik | "Террор" is a loan word from Russian. |
| Telugu | The word "భీభత్సం" (bheebhatsam) is derived from the Sanskrit word "भीभत्स" (bhibhatsa), which means "loathsome" or "disgusting." |
| Thai | The word "ความหวาดกลัว" (terror) in Thai has an alternate meaning referring to a state of extreme fear or horror. |
| Turkish | "Terör" (terror) kelimesi Arapça "ter'iba" sıfatından gelir ve "korkutma, yıldırma" anlamına da gelir. |
| Ukrainian | In Ukrainian, “терор” refers not only to acts of political terror but also to acts of natural disaster. |
| Uzbek | The word "terror" in Uzbek also means "fear" or "horror". |
| Vietnamese | The Vietnamese word "sự kinh hoàng" can also refer to a sense of awe or wonder. |
| Welsh | The word "braw" in Welsh can also mean "brave" or "fine." |
| Xhosa | The word "uloyiko" also means "awe" or "dread" in Xhosa. |
| Yiddish | In Yiddish, the word "טעראָר" can also refer to an overwhelming fright or sudden panic. |
| Yoruba | Ẹru can also mean 'slave' or someone in 'great fear' in Yoruba. |
| Zulu | The Zulu word "ukwesaba" can also mean "fear" or "dread". |
| English | The Latin origin of "terror" means "to frighten", linking it to words like "terrible" and "horror." |