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τρόμος
terror (dread, often with trembling) /ˈtro.mos/
nounB2#2119 most common
Also: fright, tremor, horror (as in the genre)
Example sentences
Ο σκύλος έτρεμε από τρόμο.
The dog was shaking with terror.
Το παιδί κοίταξε το σκοτάδι με τρόμο.
The child looked at the darkness with terror.
Μου αρέσουν οι ταινίες τρόμου.
I like horror films.
Ένα ρίγος τρόμου διαπέρασε το πλήθος.
A shudder of terror passed through the crowd.
Οι κάτοικοι έζησαν νύχτες τρόμου κατά τη διάρκεια του πολέμου.
The residents lived through nights of terror during the war.
Ο συγγραφέας περιέγραψε με ακρίβεια τον τρόμο που ένιωσαν οι επιζώντες.
The author described with precision the terror the survivors felt.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | τρόμος | τρόμοι |
| Genitive | τρόμου | τρόμων |
| Accusative | τρόμο | τρόμους |
| Vocative | τρόμε | τρόμοι |
Word family
τρέμωto tremble, shake
τρομάζωto get scared, to frightenτρομερόςterrible, tremendousτρομακτικόςfrightening, scaryτρομοκρατίαterrorismEtymology
Τρόμος comes from the ancient Greek verb τρέμω, meaning to tremble or shake. The noun originally described the physical shaking that accompanies fear, and over time it came to stand for the fear itself. This link between bodily trembling and emotional dread survives in modern Greek, where τρόμος still carries both senses.
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