How to say "terror" in Japanese

• テロCommon
  nounCovers terror only in the sense of terrorism: an abbreviation for terrorist violence, so it fits news and talk of attacks, but it is not the word for the emotion of being terrified.
  地球ちきゅう側がわの圧政あっせいに苦くるしむコロニーの人々ひとびとの中なかで、テロによる現状げんじょう打破だはを目論もくろむ勢力せいりょくが誕生たんじょう。↗

  Among the people of the colonies suffering under Earth's tyranny a force emerges intending to overthrow the status quo through terrorism.
• 恐怖きょうふJLPT N3approx.Common
  noun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbCovers terror as an emotion: the fear, dread or dismay a person feels, so use this word when English 'terror' describes someone being terrified or gripped by dread.
  私は恐怖きょうふで気きも狂くるわんばかりだった。↗

  I almost went crazy with fear.

Use 「テロ」 for terror meaning terrorism — attacks, threats, political violence — and 恐怖 for terror as an emotion: the fear, dread or dismay a person feels.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• テロterror
• 恐怖きょうふfear
• テロルterror
• 震駭しんがいterror
• 恐怖心きょうふしんfear