terrorize
verb [T] (UK usually terrorise) /ˈter.ə.raɪz/Definition
› to make someone feel very frightened by threatening to kill or hurt them: Street gangs have been terrorizing the neighbourhood.Frightening and scaring
(Definition of terrorize verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- chill sb to the bone/marrow idiom
- cow verb
- creep noun
- frighten sb into sth phrasal verb
- frighten verb
- ghoulish adjective
- make sb's blood run cold idiom
- make sb's hair stand on end idiom
- make sb's skin crawl idiom
- make your flesh crawl/creep idiom
- overawe verb
- scare sb away/off phrasal verb
- scare sb into doing sth phrasal verb
- scare sb shitless idiom
- scare sb/sth away/off phrasal verb
- send chills down/up sb's spine idiom
- shiver noun
- strike fear/terror into sb idiom
- terrify verb
- witless adjective
Topic:
Frightening and scaring
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