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- Dictionaryter·ri·fy/ˈterəˌfī/
verb
- 1. cause to feel extreme fear: "the thought terrifies me"
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very frightened: He huddled in the corner like a terrified child. I'm terrified of the dark. She's terrified (that) her mother might find out her secret. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. afraid. afraid She was afraid of the dark. frightened Don't be frightened, my dog is quite friendly.
The meaning of TERRIFY is to drive or impel by menacing : scare. How to use terrify in a sentence.
When you're terrified, you're so scared you can hardly move. Some people keep fuzzy spiders as pets, and others are truly terrified of them. Certain situations cause almost anyone to be terrified: nearly falling off a tall building, seeing someone you love get very sick, or being chased down a dark alley by a lumbering monster.
If you are frightened/ scared about something/ doing something, it is less a fear for your personal safety and more a worry that something unpleasant might happen. terrified very frightened: I was terrified (that) she wouldn’t come.
adjective. very frightened. I was absolutely terrified when I heard the door opening. I was terrified! She was terrified of public appearances. Blair is notoriously terrified of risk. He was terrified of heights. She was terrified that Ronnie would kidnap Sam. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.
1. To fill with terror; make deeply afraid: "She was terrified that he would lie to her" (Jodi Picoult). See Synonyms at frighten. 2. To drive or force by arousing fear: "The few who survived had long ago been terrified into complete intellectual surrender" (George Orwell). [Latin terrificāre, from terrificus, terrific; see terrific .]
terrified very frightened: I was terrified (that) she might follow me. She looked at him with wide, terrified eyes. I was terrified of flying. alarmed afraid that something dangerous or unpleasant might happen: She was alarmed at the prospect of traveling alone.
terrified meaning, definition, what is terrified: very frightened: Learn more.
terrified. I'm terrified of flying. [ + (that) ] Maggie was terrified that her parents would discover the truth. (Definition of terrified from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
You're brave, but you're terrified as well. He's helped all of them somehow, though he terrified me the time I did meet him. Obviously, she was terrified , with good reason.
