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reign of terror

reign of terror

A period of oppression by a hostile ruler. Sometimes used hyperbolically. The people could only tolerate the dictator's reign of terror for so long before they started a revolution. Is mom finished with her reign of terror, or do we have to keep cleaning the house every weekend?
See also: of, reign, terror

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
EulÁLia-Portuguese, Hungarian, Slovak
HelmutHEL-moot (German)German, Ancient Germanic
Yordanka-Bulgarian
Ali (2)AL-eeEnglish
Lemoinele-MOINEnglish (Rare)
DotDAHTEnglish
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