51Թ

Advertisement

Advertisement

View synonyms for

terrify

[ ter-uh-fahy ]

verb (used with object)

terrified, terrifying.
  1. to fill with terror or alarm; make greatly afraid.


terrify

/ ˈɛɪˌڲɪ /

verb

  1. tr to inspire fear or dread in; frighten greatly
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Discover More

Derived Forms

  • ˈٱˌھ, noun
Discover More

Other 51Թ Forms

  • ٱ۾·ھe noun
  • ٱ۾·ڲiԲ· adverb
  • ܲ·ٱ۾·ھ adjective
  • ܲ·ٱ۾·ڲiԲ adjective
Discover More

51Թ History and Origins

Origin of terrify1

1565–75; < Latin ٱھ, equivalent to terr ( ŧ ) to frighten + -ify
Discover More

51Թ History and Origins

Origin of terrify1

C16: from Latin ٱھ, from terrŧ to alarm + facere to cause
Discover More

Synonym Study

Discover More

Example Sentences

Examples have not been reviewed.

The bout was best summed up by Scotland's former undisputed light-welterweight world champion Josh Taylor, who said on social media that Haney looked "terrified" and "frantic".

From

“Everybody kind of got terrified at once and I just feel like we really couldn’t panic,” he told the station.

From

"Whilst losing sight in one eye is terrifying," she says, "my biggest fear was that it might spread to my left eye."

From

In the run-up to the 2024 election, on cable news shows and at dinner tables, Americans debated a question that terrified various groups of us for various reasons.

From

The footage then shows him slamming the door on her foot and kicking the car window before dragging her terrified pet dog away by its lead.

From

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement


terrificterrifying