terrify

ter·ri·fy  (tr-f)

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.

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

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terrify

Verb

[-fies, -fying, -fied] to frighten greatly [Latin terrificare]

terrified adj
terrifying adj
terrifyingly adv

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

terrify - fill with terror; frighten greatly terrorise, terrorize affright, fright, frighten, scare - cause fear in; "The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me"; "Ghosts could never affright her" panic - cause sudden fear in or fill with sudden panic; "The mere thought of an isolation cell panicked the prisoners"

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terrify

verb frighten, scare, petrify, alarm, intimidate, terrorize, scare to death, put the fear of God into, make your hair stand on end, fill with terror, make your flesh creep, make your blood run cold, frighten out of your wits

Translations

terrify [ˈtɛrɪfaɪ] vt → aterrorizar;

to be terrified → estar aterrado or aterrorizado

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terrify [ˈtɛrɪfaɪ] vt → terrifier

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terrify [ˈtɛrɪfaɪ] vt → erschrecken;

to be terrified → schreckliche Angst haben

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terrify [ˈtɛrɪfaɪ] vt → terrorizzare;

to be terrified → essere atterrito/a