reign of terror

English

Etymology

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

Noun

reign of terror (plural reigns of terror)

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

Hyponyms

Translations

period of brutal intimidation by those in power

Chinese:
Mandarin: 恐怖时期 (Kǒngbù shíqí)
Dutch: schrikbewind (nl) n
Finnish: hirmuvalta (fi)
German: Schreckensherrschaft (de) f, Terrorherrschaft (de) f
Italian: regime del terrore m
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: страховла́да f

Roman: strahovláda (sh) f
Spanish: reinado del terror m, reinado de terror m
Swedish: skräckvälde (sv) n, terrorvälde (sv) n

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