terror vs worry

terror

noun
  • Intense dread, fright, or fear. 

  • The action or quality of causing dread; terribleness, especially such qualities in narrative fiction. 

  • A night terror. 

  • Terrorism. 

  • Something or someone that causes such fear. 

worry

noun
  • A strong feeling of anxiety. 

  • An instance or cause of such a feeling. 

  • A person who causes worry. 

verb
  • To harass; to irritate or distress. 

  • To touch repeatedly, to fiddle with. 

  • To be troubled; to give way to mental anxiety or doubt. 

  • To seize or shake by the throat, especially of a dog or wolf. 

  • Disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation or distress. 

How often have the words terror and worry occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )