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)

1. (politics) A brutal period of political violence and intimidation in the wake of a popular revolution.
2. (by extension) A period defined by tyranny and violation of rights without accountability for the party responsible.

Hyponyms

• red terror, Red Terror
• white terror, White Terror

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