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[ ter-uh-fahy ] / ˈtɛr əˌfaɪ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR terrify ON THESAURUS.COM
verb (used with object), ter·ri·fied, ter·ri·fy·ing.to fill with terror or alarm; make greatly afraid. Origin of terrify1565–75; <Latin terrificāre, equivalent to terr(ēre) to frighten + -ificāre-ify synonym study for terrifySee frighten. OTHER WORDS FROM terrifyter·ri·fi·er, nounter·ri·fy·ing·ly, adverbun·ter·ri·fied, adjectiveun·ter·ri·fy·ing, adjectiveWords nearby terrifyterrible, terribly, terricolous, terrier, terrific, terrify, terrifying, terrigenous, terrine, territorial, Territorial Army Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for terrifyThe giant retailer is realizing its dream of getting into the banking business, which should terrify populists of all stripes. The People Vs. the Bank of Walmart|James Poulos|October 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST That's what should terrify neoconservatives -- not the bogus anti-Israel charges. Hagel the Academic Hack|Justin Green|January 31, 2013|DAILY BEAST The Daily Beast rounds up a list of bizarre conditions that rarely strike, but still manage to terrify. Necrotizing Fasciitis, Blinding Larvae & More Scary Diseases|Casey Schwartz|May 18, 2012|DAILY BEAST The operation was apparently intended to terrify the residents into leaving voluntarily, but instead it steeled their resolve. Iraq's Looming Massacre of Iranian MEK Refugees|Geoffrey Robertson|December 9, 2011|DAILY BEAST
The goal should not be to terrify the bejesus out of the public, lest they scrunch their noses and give up. Great Weekend Reads|The Daily Beast|February 12, 2011|DAILY BEAST Then why should I grieve or terrify myself about what may come? Life And Adventures Of Peter Wilkins, Vol. I. (of II.)|Robert Paltock Such maniacs as Hammond and the "Boy Preacher" fill asylums and terrify children. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 8 (of 12)|Robert G. Ingersoll It is its name, its suddenness, and its frightful symptoms that terrify. The Greville Memoirs|Charles C. F. Greville It is base and cowardly to terrify timid females whom we are bound with our very lives to protect. Modern Flirtations|Catherine Sinclair The object of his sermon was not to terrify the sinner, but rather to lead him into the ways of peace and pleasantness. Biography of Rev. Hosea Ballou|Maturin M. Ballou
British Dictionary definitions for terrify
verb -fies, -fying or -fied(tr) to inspire fear or dread in; frighten greatly Derived forms of terrifyterrifier, nounWord Origin for terrifyC16: from Latin terrificāre, from terrēre to alarm + facere to cause 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 Words related to terrifydismay, stun, terrorize, intimidate, frighten, alarm, shock, appall, startle, horrify, awe, petrify, paralyze, fright, stupefy, freeze, spook, chill |