Danger and Terror

Danger

Danger noun - The state of not being protected from injury, harm, or evil.

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Terror and danger are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Terror" instead a noun "Danger".

Nearby Words: dangerous, dangerously

Terror noun - A source of persistent emotional distress.

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Danger and terror are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Danger" instead a noun "Terror".

mortal	mortal danger	mortal terror
high	high danger	high terror
true	true danger	true terror
genuine	genuine danger	genuine terror
Other adjectives: sheer, actual, real, constant, extreme, great, little, terrible, inherent, moral, new, psychological, general, extra, additional, overwhelming, unknown, greatest, added.

If Odd ever stops this and starts screaming in terror, you can bet he's really in mortal danger.

Source: Casual Danger Dialog
Kill It with Fire: Crozier pours gunpowder over HMS Terror and sets her alight, convinced it's become a Haunted House and a danger to anyone who tries to salvage from it.

Source: Literature / The Terror
His flash of relief is immediately replaced with mortal terror as he realizes that he has unnecessarily placed himself in mortal danger and has to be rescued.

Source: Mistaken for Dying

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