terrify

ter·ri·fy

T0121500 (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.]

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

ter•ri•fy

(ˈtɛr əˌfaɪ)

v.t. -fied, -fy•ing. to fill with terror or alarm; make greatly afraid. [1565–75; < Latin terrificāre, v. derivative of terrificus; see terrific, -fy] ter′ri•fi`er, n. ter′ri•fy`ing•ly, adv.

terrify

Past participle: terrified
Gerund: terrifying

Imperative
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terrify

Present
I terrify
you terrify
he/she/it terrifies
we terrify
you terrify
they terrify

Preterite
I terrified
you terrified
he/she/it terrified
we terrified
you terrified
they terrified

Present Continuous
I am terrifying
you are terrifying
he/she/it is terrifying
we are terrifying
you are terrifying
they are terrifying

Present Perfect
I have terrified
you have terrified
he/she/it has terrified
we have terrified
you have terrified
they have terrified

Past Continuous
I was terrifying
you were terrifying
he/she/it was terrifying
we were terrifying
you were terrifying
they were terrifying

Past Perfect
I had terrified
you had terrified
he/she/it had terrified
we had terrified
you had terrified
they had terrified

Future
I will terrify
you will terrify
he/she/it will terrify
we will terrify
you will terrify
they will terrify

Future Perfect
I will have terrified
you will have terrified
he/she/it will have terrified
we will have terrified
you will have terrified
they will have terrified

Future Continuous
I will be terrifying
you will be terrifying
he/she/it will be terrifying
we will be terrifying
you will be terrifying
they will be terrifying

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been terrifying
you have been terrifying
he/she/it has been terrifying
we have been terrifying
you have been terrifying
they have been terrifying

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been terrifying
you will have been terrifying
he/she/it will have been terrifying
we will have been terrifying
you will have been terrifying
they will have been terrifying

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been terrifying
you had been terrifying
he/she/it had been terrifying
we had been terrifying
you had been terrifying
they had been terrifying

Conditional
I would terrify
you would terrify
he/she/it would terrify
we would terrify
you would terrify
they would terrify

Past Conditional
I would have terrified
you would have terrified
he/she/it would have terrified
we would have terrified
you would have terrified
they would have terrified

Thesaurus

Verb

terrify - fill with terror; frighten greatlyterrorise, terrorizeaffright, 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"

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.

terrify

verbTo fill with fear:affright, alarm, frighten, panic, scare, scarify, startle, terrorize.Archaic: fright.Idioms: make one's blood run cold, make one's hair stand on end, scare silly, scare the daylights out of.

Translations

恐吓惊吓

terrify

(ˈterifai) verb to make very frightened. She was terrified by his appearance.惊吓terrific (təˈrifik) adjective1. marvellous; wonderful. a terrific party.极妙的2. very great, powerful etc. He gave the ball a terrific kick. 极大的，极有力的 terrifically (təˈrifikəli) adverb very (much). She enjoyed herself terrifically. 极度地，非常地 ˈterrified adjectiveThe terrified little girl screamed.被惊吓的ˈterrifying adjective被惊吓的

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terrify (one) into (something)

1. To cause, compel, or force one to do something through the use of fear or intimidation. The salesperson at the shop terrified me into buying gadget insurance for my new phone. The news report terrified me into changing the passwords for all my online accounts.2. To cause one to enter into some state because of extreme fear. My husband's horrible outburst terrified me into a stunned silence. The horrible image onscreen terrified the children in the audience into hysteric tears.See also: terrify

terrify (one) out of (something or some place)

1. To cause, compel, or force one to leave something or some place through the use of fear or intimidation. Marauders have been terrifying local residents out of their homes. The fear of infection from the deadly disease has terrified thousands of people out of the region.2. To cause, compel, or force one not to do something because of extreme fear. The thought of what would happen if the parachute failed to open has terrified me out of ever wanting to go skydiving. The news report terrified me out of traveling anywhere on an airplane.See also: of, out, terrify

terrify someone into something

and terrorize someone into somethingto threaten or frighten someone into doing something. The salesman is just trying to terrify you into buying a new car by saying the one you have is dangerous. They tried to terrorize people into staying off the streets.See also: terrify

terrify someone or an animal out of something

1. to terrify someone or an animal to leave something or some place. The attackers terrified the farmers out of their homes. The snake terrified the gophers out of their burrow. 2. to cause someone or an animal to lose something through fear. They tried to terrify the old lady out of her money, but she refused to tell where it was. The eagle terrified the hawk out of the food it was holding.See also: animal, of, out, terrify

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verb frighten

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verb to fill with fear

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verb fill with terror

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