Synonyms for terrify
ˈtɛr əˌfaɪter·ri·fy

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1. terrify

   One is frightened by a cause of fear addressed directly and suddenly to the senses; he is intimidated by an apprehension of contingent consequences dependent on some act of his own to be done or forborne; the means of intimidation may act through the senses, or may appeal only to the intellect or the sensibilities. The sudden rush of an armed madman may frighten; the quiet leveling of a highwayman's pistol intimidates. A savage beast is intimidated by the keeper's whip. Employers may intimidate their employees from voting contrary to their will by threat of discharge; a mother may be intimidated through fear for her child. To browbeat or cow is to bring into a state of submissive fear; to daunt is to give pause or check to a violent, threatening, or even a brave spirit. To scare is to cause sudden, unnerving fear; to terrify is to awaken fear that is overwhelming. Compare ALARM.

   Synonyms:
   affright, alarm, appal, browbeat, cow, daunt, dismay, frighten, intimidate, scare

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1. terrify

   Synonyms:
   frighten, scare, horrify, shock, appal

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1. terrify, terrorize, terroriseverb

   fill with terror; frighten greatly

   Synonyms:
   terrorise, terrorize

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1. • Frighten

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1. terrifyverb

   Synonyms:
   frighten, fright, affright, alarm, scare, horrify, appall, daunt, strike with terror, petrify with terror

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1. terrifyverb

   Synonyms:
   appall, intimidate, daunt, horrify, alarm, shock, frighten

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1. List of paraphrases for "terrify":

   terrorize, terrorise

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1. Thomas Paine, "Age of Reason":

   All national institutions of churches, whether Jewish, Christian or Turkish, appear to me no other than human inventions set up to terrify and enslave mankind, and monopolize power and profit.

2. James Ndonye:

   These men, Al-Shabaab, want to make sure everything goes negative, they want to make sure they terrify the teachers so they go to their homes -- so the kids in this area don't get what they deserve.

3. James P. Hogan:

   Scientists are the easiest to fool. They think in straight, predictable, directable, and therefore misdirectable, lines. The only world they know is the one where everything has a logical explanation and things are what they appear to be. Children and conjurors - they terrify me. Scientists are no problem against them I feel quite confident.

4. El Paso in which O'Rourke:

   The two seemed very connected to me in a very obvious way -- this manner of terrorizing people and trying to terrify the country about immigrants and Hispanics and people who are really the most vulnerable and the most defenseless in Las Americas, and I said, I want to be there. I want to go there. And I want to go anywhere where people are being kept down or made to be afraid.

5. Horace:

   Who then is free? The one who wisely is lord of themselves, who neither poverty, death or captivity terrify, who is strong to resist his appetites and shun honors, and is complete in themselves smooth and round like a globe.