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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

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • terrifier noun
  • terrifyingly adverb
  • unterrified adjective
  • unterrifying adjective
  • ˈٱˌھ noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of terrify1

1565–75; < Latin ٱھ, equivalent to terr ( ŧ ) to frighten + -ify
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of terrify1

C16: from Latin ٱھ, from terrŧ to alarm + facere to cause
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More terrifying are the Alphas — zombies on steroids, big and strong, with a penchant for ripping the heads off people with their spines still attached.

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"It's terrifying," said Kameko White, a neighbour who lived near one of the suspect's homes, in north Minneapolis, which was raided by police on Saturday.

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Farm laborers, many of whom have lived and worked in their communities for decades, were terrified of being rounded up and deported, separated from their families and livelihoods.

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“I was frozen. I didn’t react. I was terrified and confused and ashamed and scared.”

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"It was terrifying, and so close," she said.

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