sudden terror
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Sudden Death (film) — Infobox Film name = Sudden Death director = Peter Hyams producer = Howard Baldwin Moshe Diamant writer = Karen Elise Baldwin (story) Gene Quintano (screenplay) starring = Jean Claude Van Damme Powers Boothe Raymond J. Barry Whittni Wright Ross… … Wikipedia
terror — terrorful, adj. terrorless, adj. /ter euhr/, n. 1. intense, sharp, overmastering fear: to be frantic with terror. 2. an instance or cause of intense fear or anxiety; quality of causing terror: to be a terror to evildoers. 3. any period of… … Universalium
sudden passion — Characteristically .of sudden development. In the definition of manslaughter as homicide committed without premeditation but under the influence of sudden passion, the words mean any intense and vehement emotional excitement of the kind prompting … Ballentine's law dictionary
plague of terror — sudden burst of fear, attack of horror … English contemporary dictionary
night terror — noun an emotional episode (usually in young children) in which the person awakens in terror with feelings of anxiety and fear but is unable to remember any incident that might have provoked those feelings • Hypernyms: ↑drama, ↑dramatic event * *… … Useful english dictionary
War on Terror — This article is about the international military campaign. For the board game, see War on Terror (game). War on Terror … Wikipedia
night terror — noun Date: 1896 a sudden awakening in dazed terror that occurs in children during slow wave sleep, is often preceded by a sudden shrill cry uttered in sleep, and is not remembered when the child awakes usually used in plural … New Collegiate Dictionary
night terror — night ter·ror ter ər n a sudden awakening in dazed terror that occurs in children during slow wave sleep, is often preceded by a sudden shrill cry uttered in sleep, and is not remembered when the child awakes usu. used in pl. called also pavor… … Medical dictionary
night terror — Psychiatry. a sudden feeling of extreme fear that awakens a sleeping person, usually during slow wave sleep, and is not associated with a dream or nightmare. Also called sleep terror disorder. [1895 1900] * * * … Universalium
night terror — night′ ter ror n. psi a sudden feeling of extreme fear that awakens a sleeping person and is not associated with a dream • Etymology: 1895–1900 … From formal English to slang
