US /ˈtɛɹɪfaɪ/
verb Freq #25965

Meanings

  1. 1
    verb

    To frighten someone very badly; to fill with terror.

    The thought of speaking in public terrifies her.

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Synonyms
1 verb · to frighten someone very... terrorize
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Etymology

From Middle French terrifier, from Latin terrificare.

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