terr
to frighten
Latin · terrere
Terr comes from Latin terrere, "to frighten". It appears in words about fear, great fright, and things so extreme that they scare or amaze.
Memory trick
TERRor frightens; TERRible and TERRific both began as scary words.
Words from this root
- antiterrorism (anti + terror + ism) — measures against terror attacksआतंकवाद-विरोधी उपाय
- bioterrorism (bio + terror + ism) — use of germs to cause terrorजैविक आतंकवाद
- cyberterrorism (cyber + terror + ism) — terror through computer attacksसाइबर आतंकवाद
- terrible (terr + ible) — very bad; causing fearभयानक, बहुत बुरा
- terribleness (terr + ible + ness) — extreme badnessभयानकता
- terrific (terr + ific) — excellent; once, frighteningशानदार; भयंकर
- terrifically (terr + ific + ally) — extremely wellबहुत बढ़िया ढंग से
- terror (terror) — extreme fearआतंक, भय
- terrorism (terror + ism) — use of fear for political endsआतंकवाद
- terrorist (terror + ist) — a person using violence to scareआतंकवादी
- terroristic (terror + ist + ic) — of terrorismआतंकवादी, आतंक फैलाने वाला
- terrorize (terror + ize) — to fill with fearआतंकित करना