terrorize

ter·ror·ize

T0122800 (tĕr′ə-rīz′)tr.v. ter·ror·ized, ter·ror·iz·ing, ter·ror·iz·es 1. To fill or overpower with terror; terrify.2. To coerce or intimidate by causing fear. See Synonyms at frighten.

ter′ror·i·za′tion (-ər-ĭ-zā′shən) n.ter′ror·iz′er n.

terrorize

(ˈtɛrəˌraɪz) or

terrorise

vb (tr) 1. to coerce or control by violence, fear, threats, etc2. to inspire with dread; terrify ˌterroriˈzation, ˌterroriˈsation n ˈterrorˌizer, ˈterrorˌiser n

ter•ror•ize

(ˈtɛr əˌraɪz)

v.t. -ized, -iz•ing. 1. to fill or overcome with terror. 2. to dominate or coerce by intimidation. [1815–25] ter`ror•i•za′tion, n. ter′ror•iz`er, n.

terrorize

Past participle: terrorized
Gerund: terrorizing

Imperative
terrorize
terrorize

Present
I terrorize
you terrorize
he/she/it terrorizes
we terrorize
you terrorize
they terrorize

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	terrorize - coerce by violence or with threatsterrorisecoerce, force, hale, pressure, squeeze - to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city"; "He squeezed her for information"
	2.	terrorize - fill with terror; frighten greatlyterrify, terroriseaffright, 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"

terrorize

verb1. bully, menace, intimidate, threaten, oppress, coerce, strong-arm (informal), browbeat In his childhood he liked to terrorize his young siblings.2. terrify, alarm, frighten, scare, intimidate, petrify, scare to death, strike terror into, put the fear of God into, fill with terror, scare the bejesus out of (informal), frighten out of your wits, inspire panic in The government had the helicopter gunships to terrorize the population.

terrorize

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

Translations

terror

(ˈterə) noun1. very great fear. She screamed with/in terror; She has a terror of spiders.恐怖2. something which makes one very afraid. The terrors of war.引起恐怖的事物3. a troublesome person, especially a child. That child is a real terror! 极讨厌的家伙（人），可怕的人 ˈterrorism noun the actions or methods of terrorists. international terrorism. 恐怖行为（主义） ˈterrorist noun a person who tries to frighten people or governments into doing what he/she wants by using or threatening violence. The plane was hijacked by terrorists; (also adjective) terrorist activities.恐怖分子ˈterrorize, ˈterrorise verb to make very frightened by using or threatening violence. A lion escaped from the zoo and terrorized the whole town. 使恐怖，使畏惧 ˌterroriˈzation, ˌterroriˈsation noun恐吓ˈterror-stricken adjective feeling very great fear. The children were terror-stricken.吓破胆的

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terrorize (one) into (something)

1. To force or coerce one to do something through the use of fear, violence, and intimidation. Marauders have been terrorizing residents of the small town into fleeing their homes. The gangsters terrorized local business owners into paying so-called protection money.2. To cause one to enter into some state through the use of fear, violence, and intimidation. The secret task force terrorized the hardened criminal into a blubbering mess during their interrogation. The fascist government began terrorizing its citizens into silent obedience.See also: terrorize

terrorize (one) out of (something)

1. To cause, compel, or force one to leave something or some place through the use of fear, violence, or intimidation. Marauders have been terrorizing local residents out of their homes. The mafia terrorized local business owners out of town who refused to pay protection money.2. To cause, compel, or force one not to do something because of violence, intimidation, or harassment. This political party has begun an organized campaign of terrorizing its opponents out of having their voices heard. The fascist government is trying to terrorize people out of forming an organized rebellion.See also: of, out, terrorize

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

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verb to fill with fear

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verb coerce by violence or with threats

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