terrify
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ter·ri·fy
(tĕr′ə-fī′)tr.v. ter·ri·fied, ter·ri·fy·ing, ter·ri·fies
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.]
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terrify
(ˈtɛrɪˌfaɪ)vb, -fies, -fying or -fied
(tr) to inspire fear or dread in; frighten greatly
[C16: from Latin terrificāre, from terrēre to alarm + facere to cause]
ˈterriˌfier n
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ter•ri•fy
(ˈtɛr əˌfaɪ)v.t. -fied, -fy•ing.
to fill with terror or alarm; make greatly afraid.
ter′ri•fi`er, n.
ter′ri•fy`ing•ly, adv.
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terrify
Past participle: terrified
Gerund: terrifying
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| Verb | 1. | terrify - fill with terror; frighten greatly affright, fright, frighten, scare - cause fear in; "The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me"; "Ghosts could never affright her" panic - cause sudden fear in or fill with sudden panic; "The mere thought of an isolation cell panicked the prisoners" |
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terrify
verb frighten, scare, petrify, alarm, intimidate, terrorize, scare to death, put the fear of God into, make your hair stand on end, fill with terror, make your flesh creep, make your blood run cold, scare the bejesus out of (informal), frighten out of your wits The thought of a slow, painful death terrified me.
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Translations
يُخْيِفُيُفْزِع، يُرْعِب، يُرَوِّع
děsitvyděsit
skræmme fra vid og sans
pelottaa
prestraviti
skelfa
怖がらせる
겁나게 하다
biedētšausmināt
prestrašiti
skrämma livet ur
ทำให้หวาดกลัว
çok korkutmakdehşete düşürmeködünü patlatmak
làm cho khiếp sợ
terrify
[ˈterɪfaɪ] VT (= terrorize) [animal, violent person etc] → aterrorizar; (= horrify) → aterrarit terrifies me to think that I might lose her → me aterra pensar que podría perderla
to terrify sb out of his wits → dar un susto mortal a algn
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
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[ˈtɛrɪˌfaɪ] vt → terrorizzareto be terrified → essere atterrito/a
to be terrified of → avere il terrore folle di
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
terrify
(ˈterifai) verb to make very frightened. She was terrified by his appearance.
terrific (təˈrifik) adjective1. marvellous; wonderful. a terrific party.
2. very great, powerful etc. He gave the ball a terrific kick.
terrifically (təˈrifikəli) adverb very (much). She enjoyed herself terrifically.
ˈterrified adjectiveThe terrified little girl screamed.
ˈterrifying adjectiveKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
terrify
→ يُخْيِفُ děsit skræmme fra vid og sans Angst einjagen τρομάζω aterrar pelottaa épouvanter prestraviti terrorizzare 怖がらせる 겁나게 하다 angst aanjagen skremme przerazić aterrorizar ужасать skrämma livet ur ทำให้หวาดกลัว dehşete düşürmek làm cho khiếp sợ 恐吓Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009