Madness and Terror

Madness

Madness noun - A serious mental disorder that prevents one from living a safe and normal life.

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

Nearby Word: mad

Terror noun - A source of persistent emotional distress.

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

full	full madness	full terror
pure	pure madness	pure terror
short	short madness	short terror
complete	complete madness	complete terror
Other adjectives: alien, utter, total, original, true, sheer, simple, actual, constant, extreme, stark, inherent, general, murderous, bloody, outright, extra, paranoid.

Their lyrics can range from politically charged to emotional rants, all wrapped up in the histrionics of sheer, absolute madness and terror.

Source: Music / Pig Destroyer
It starts off with the cool, rollicking title track, then jumps right into terror and madness with "Prime Time of Your Life".

Source: Mood Whiplash / Music
They traveled from world to world when stars were right, but now sleep, waiting until the stars are right once more so they may rule again (incidentally, when they wake up, they plunge the world into madness and terror).

Source: Eldritch Abomination / Literature

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