terrified

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tr.v. ter·ri·fied, ter·ri·fy·ing, ter·ri·fies

1. To fill with terror; make deeply afraid. See Synonyms at frighten.

2. To menace or threaten; intimidate.

[Latin terrificre, from terrificus, terrific; see terrific.]

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Adj.

terrified - thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation; "became panicky as the snow deepened"; "felt panicked before each exam"; "trying to keep back the panic-stricken crowd"; "the terrified horse bolted"

panic-stricken, panic-struck, panicked, panicky, frightened

afraid - filled with fear or apprehension; "afraid even to turn his head"; "suddenly looked afraid"; "afraid for his life"; "afraid of snakes"; "afraid to ask questions"

terrified

adjective frightened, scared, petrified, alarmed, intimidated, awed, panic-stricken, scared to death, scared stiff, scared shitless (taboo slang), terror-stricken, shit-scared (taboo slang), horror-struck, frightened out of your wits She was terrified that he would attack her.

Translations

terrified [ˈterɪfaɪd] ADJ to be terrified → estar aterrorizado, estar aterrado
to be terrified of sth/sb → tener terror or pavor a algo/algn
he was terrified of catching Aids → le aterrorizaba or le daba terror(la idea de)coger el sida
I was terrified of her meeting another man → me daba terror que conociera a otro hombre
she was terrified that they'd lose their home → le aterrorizaba or le daba terror el pensar que pudieran perder su casa
I was terrified that he might follow me → tenía terror de que pudiera seguirme

terrified [ˈtɛrɪfaɪd] adj → terrifié(e)
I was terrified! → J'étais terrifié!
to be terrified of sth → être terrifié(e) par qch
to be terrified that ... → être terrifié(e) à l'idée que ...

terrified

adj person, animal → verängstigt; look also → angstvoll; to be terrified of something → vor etw schreckliche Angst haben; he was terrified when/in case … → er hatte fürchterliche Angst, als …/davor, dass …; you look terrified → du hast Angst, das sieht man!

terrified → مرعوب vyděšený rædselsslagen verängstigt τρομοκρατημένος aterrorizado pelokas terrifié prestrašen terrorizzato 怖がった 겁에 질린 doodsbang vettskremt przerażony aterrorizado запуганный livrädd ทำให้น่ากลัวมาก aşırı derecede korkmuş khiếp sợ 受惊吓的

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affright
Agast
awestruck
Awhape
blood-curdling
Demogorgon
frighten
frightened
frightener
hair-raising
hideous
horrific
horrify
incubus
nightmare
overawed
panic-stricken
panic-struck
panicked

He was terrified out of all capacity for belief or disbelief in regard of this extraordinary affair, which began with police inspectors and Embassies and would end goodness knows where - on the scaffold for someone.

The Secret Agent by Conrad, Joseph View in context

This speech being unintelligible to the Bulldog he only civilly smiled, which so terrified the Spaniel that he dropped dead in his tracks.

Fantastic-Fables by Bierce, Ambrose View in context

Meanwhile, the Eagle, full of fear of the Sow, sat still on the branches, and the Sow, terrified by the Eagle, did not dare to go out from her cave.

Fables by Aesop View in context

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