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Definition of terror : 1. Extreme fear; fear that agitates body and mind; violent dread; fright.
2. That which excites dread; a cause of extreme fear.

Synonyms:

flagellum, holy terror, bratwurst, nemesis, misgiving, trepidation, disquietude, consternation, funk, affright, cold feet, scare, study at fear, bane, threat, little terror, fear and trembling, scourge, solicitude, dismay, curse, brat, menace

panic, tremulousness, yellowness, phobia, fearfulness

daemon, werewolf, apparition, bugbear, spirit, horror, monster, Frankenstein, phantom, ghoul, shadow, chimera, illusion, Dracula, bogey man, myth, incubus, ogre, phantasm, specter, nightmare, ghost, succubus, bugaboo, hobgoblin, vampire

alarm, spinelessness, apprehension, fear, cowardice, dread, timidity, fright, faintheartedness, intimidation, agitation, angst, anxiety

Usage examples:

• Great was the terror of the good old women of the Manhattoes. - "Bracebridge Hall, or The Humorists", Washington Irving.
• The disciples saw a form through the darkness drawing near to them, and strangely enough they did not think of Jesus, but cried out in terror, saying, " It is a spirit." - "Child's Story of the Bible", Mary A. Lathbury.
• But for all that the terror remained in his heart. - "Frank of Freedom Hill", Samuel A. Derieux.