the period of the French Revolution between mid 1793 and July 1794 when the ruling Jacobin faction, dominated by Robespierre, ruthlessly executed anyone considered a threat to their regime
a person, especially a child, that causes trouble or annoyance
a period of remorseless repression or bloodshed, in particular Reign of Terror the period of the Terror during the French Revolution
denoting political activities or measures designed to prevent or thwart terrorism
feeling or expressing extreme fear