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Reign of terror

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Noun
  1. 1
    A brutal period of political violence and intimidation in the wake of a popular revolution.
  2. 2
    any period of brutal suppression thought to resemble the Reign of Terror in France wordnet
  3. 3
    A period defined by tyranny and violation of rights without accountability for the party responsible. broadly

Etymology

From the Reign of Terror that took place during the French Revolution.

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