terrify

English

Alternative forms

• terrifie (obsolete)

Etymology

From Latin terrificare

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈtɛrɪfaɪ/

Verb

terrify (third-person singular simple present terrifies, present participle terrifying, simple past and past participle terrified)

1. To frighten greatly; to fill with terror.
2. To menace or intimidate.
3. (obsolete) To make terrible.

Synonyms

• See also Wikisaurus:frighten

Related terms

• terrible
• terrific
• terrifying
• terror
• terrorist
• terrorize

Translations

to frighten greatly; to fill with terror

• Esperanto: teruri (eo)
• Finnish: kauhistuttaa (fi), pelottaa (fi)
• Latin: terreō (la)

• Portuguese: aterrorizar (pt)
• Romanian: înspăimânta (ro)
• Spanish: aterrar (es)

to menace or intimidate

• Finnish: pelottaa (fi)

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• Old English: eġesian
• Telugu: భయభ్రాంతి కలుగు (bhayabhraaMti kalugu)