terrorize (redirected from terrorised)

ter·ror·ize  (tr-rz)

tr.v. ter·ror·ized, ter·ror·iz·ing, ter·ror·iz·es

1. To fill or overpower with terror; terrify.

2. To coerce by intimidation or fear. See Synonyms at frighten.

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terror·i·zation (-r--zshn) n.

terror·izer n.

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terrorize or -ise

Verb

[-izing, -ized] or -ising, -ised

1. to control or force (someone) to do something by violence, fear, threats, etc.: he was terrorized into withdrawing his accusations

2. to make (someone) very frightened

terrorization
-isation n
terrorizer
-iser n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	terrorize - coerce by violence or with threats terrorise coerce, force, hale, pressure, squeeze - to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city"; "He squeezed her for information"
	2.	terrorize - fill with terror; frighten greatly terrify, terrorise 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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terrorize or terrorise

verb 1. bully, menace, intimidate, threaten, oppress, coerce, strong-arm (informal) browbeat

verb 2. terrify, alarm, frighten, scare, intimidate, petrify, scare to death, strike terror into, put the fear of God into, fill with terror, frighten out of your wits, inspire panic in

Translations

terrorize [ˈtɛrəraɪz] vt → aterrorizar

terrorize [ˈtɛrəraɪz] vt → terroriser

terrorize [ˈtɛrəraɪz] terror vt → terrorisieren

terrorize [ˈtɛrəraɪz] vt → terrorizzare