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reign of terror

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.85 in modern English

Syllables
reign of ter-ror
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A brutal period of political violence and intimidation in the wake of a popular revolution.

noun

A period defined by tyranny and violation of rights without accountability for the party responsible.

name

The period of the French Revolution between 1793 and 1794, marked by political violence, including massacres and public executions by guillotine of over a thousand French citizens accused of bearing reactionary sentiments or treason against the French First Republic.

Etymology

From the Reign of Terror that took place during the French Revolution.

Inflected Forms

reigns of terror (plural) the Reign of Terror (canonical)

Questions

What does reign of terror mean?
A brutal period of political violence and intimidation in the wake of a popular revolution.
Where does reign of terror come from?
From the Reign of Terror that took place during the French Revolution.

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