Phrase guide

red terror

name · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

name

Meaning 1

Any one of several specific red terrors in history.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: government, history, human-sciences, politics, sciences

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noun

Meaning 2

Coordinated violence committed by communists, socialists, or other left-wing groups against (actual or perceived) class enemies.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: government, politics

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History

Etymology

Red is the traditional color of left-wing movements, especially the communist movement.

Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: чырвоны тэрор (čyrvóny terór) — violence
  • Chinese Mandarin: 紅色恐怖 /红色恐怖 (hóngsè kǒngbù) — violence
  • Finnish: punainen terrori — violence
  • German: Roter Terror — violence
  • Japanese: 赤色テロ (sekishoku tero) — violence
  • Korean: 적색 테러 (jeoksaek tereo) — violence
  • Polish: czerwony terror — violence
  • Russian: красный террор — violence
  • Spanish: terror rojo — violence
  • Swedish: röd terror — violence
  • Ukrainian: червоний терор (červonyj teror) — violence
  • Vietnamese: khủng bố đỏ — violence