terrify
verbNAmE//ˈtɛrəˌfaɪ//
terrify somebodyVerb Forms present simple I / you / we / they terrify he / she / it terrifies
past simple terrified
-ing form terrifying
- frighten
- alarm
- terrify
- scare to make someone feel afraid:They managed to scare away the bears.
- frighten to make someone feel afraid, often suddenly:She brought out a gun and frightened them off.
- Frighten is slightly more formal than scare.
- alarm to make someone anxious or afraid:I am alarmed at how quickly this decision was made. Alarm is used when someone has a feeling that something unpleasant or dangerous might happen in the future; the feeling is often more one of worry than actual fear.
- terrify to make someone feel extremely afraid:Flying terrified her.
- to scare/frighten somebody/something away/off
- to scare/frighten/terrify somebody into doing something
- It scares/frightens/alarms/terrifies me >that…>
- It scares/frightens/alarms/terrifies me >to>think, see, etc.
adjective It was a terrifying experience.
adverb The mountain roads are terrifyingly steep.See terrify in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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