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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.
: to drive or impel by menacing : scare. b. : deter, intimidate. 2. : to fill with terror. Synonyms. affright. alarm. alarum. frighten. horrify. panic. scare. scarify. shock. spook. startle.
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.
Synonyms for TERRIFIED: frightened, afraid, scared, horrified, shocked, alarmed, fearful, worried; Antonyms of TERRIFIED: fearless, unafraid, daring, adventurous, brave, audacious, spirited, bold.
to be very frightened; to frighten somebody very much. I was scared out of my wits! The latest news has scared the wits out of investors. See terrified in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Check pronunciation: terrified. Definition of terrified adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
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 .]
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.
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)
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.
to frighten someone very much: The idea of parachuting out of a plane terrifies me. Compare. frighten. scare verb. terrorize. Fewer examples. Our maths teacher terrified all the children. I'm terrified by spiders. The thought of being stuck underground terrified him. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
