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LITTLE TERROR
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Dictionary entry overview: What does little terror mean?
• LITTLE TERROR (noun)
The noun LITTLE TERROR has 1 sense:
1. a very troublesome child
Familiarity information: LITTLE TERROR used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A very troublesome child
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
brat; holy terror; little terror; terror
Hypernyms ("little terror" is a kind of...):
imp; monkey; rapscallion; rascal; scalawag; scallywag; scamp (one who is playfully mischievous)
Context examples
I stopped, with much wonder in my heart, and perhaps a little terror also.
(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)
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