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terrorize
(redirected from terrorises)

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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.

terror·i·zation (-r--zshn) n.
terror·izer n.

terrorize, terrorise [ˈtɛrəˌraɪz]
vb (tr)
1. to coerce or control by violence, fear, threats, etc.
2. to inspire with dread; terrify
terrorization , terrorisation n
terrorizer , terroriser n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.terrorize - coerce by violence or with threats
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
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"

terrorize
verb
1. bully, menace, intimidate, threaten, oppress, coerce, strong-arm (informal), browbeat In his childhood he liked to terrorize his young siblings.
2. terrify, alarm, frighten, scare, intimidate, petrify, scare to death, strike terror into, put the fear of God into, fill with terror, scare the bejesus out of (informal), frighten out of your wits, inspire panic in The government had the helicopter gunships to terrorize the population.
Translations
terrorize [ˈterəraɪz] VT (= terrify) → aterrorizar; (= threaten, coerce) → atemorizar
they terrorized the population into submissionhicieron que la población se sometiera a base de atemorizarlos
terrorize [ˈtɛrəraɪz] terrorise (British) vtterroriser
terror-stricken [ˈtɛrərstrɪkən] terror-struck adjterrorisé(e)
terrorize
vt
(= intimidate)einschüchtern; to terrorize somebody into doing somethingjdn durch Einschüchterungen dazu bringen, etw zu tun
terrorize [ˈtɛrəˌraɪz] vtterrorizzare
terrorize [ˈtɛrəˌraɪz] vtterrorizzare


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