terrify

[ ter-uh-fahy ]

/ ˈtɛr əˌfaɪ /

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verb (used with object), ter·ri·fied, ter·ri·fy·ing.

to fill with terror or alarm; make greatly afraid.

Origin of terrify

1565–75; < Latin terrificāre, equivalent to terr(ēre) to frighten + -ificāre -ify

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See frighten.

OTHER WORDS FROM terrify

ter·ri·fi·er, noun ter·ri·fy·ing·ly, adverb un·ter·ri·fied, adjective un·ter·ri·fy·ing, adjective

Words nearby terrify

terrible, terribly, terricolous, terrier, terrific, terrify, terrifying, terrigenous, terrine, territorial, territorial army

Example sentences from the Web for terrify

The giant retailer is realizing its dream of getting into the banking business, which should terrify populists of all stripes.

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That's what should terrify neoconservatives -- not the bogus anti-Israel charges.

Hagel the Academic Hack |Justin Green |January 31, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
The Daily Beast rounds up a list of bizarre conditions that rarely strike, but still manage to terrify.

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The operation was apparently intended to terrify the residents into leaving voluntarily, but instead it steeled their resolve.

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The goal should not be to terrify the bejesus out of the public, lest they scrunch their noses and give up.

Great Weekend Reads |The Daily Beast |February 12, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
Then why should I grieve or terrify myself about what may come?

Life And Adventures Of Peter Wilkins, Vol. I. (of II.) |Robert Paltock
Such maniacs as Hammond and the "Boy Preacher" fill asylums and terrify children.

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It is its name, its suddenness, and its frightful symptoms that terrify.

The Greville Memoirs |Charles C. F. Greville
It is base and cowardly to terrify timid females whom we are bound with our very lives to protect.

Modern Flirtations |Catherine Sinclair
The object of his sermon was not to terrify the sinner, but rather to lead him into the ways of peace and pleasantness.

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British Dictionary definitions for terrify

terrify

/ (ˈtɛrɪˌfaɪ) /

verb -fies, -fying or -fied

(tr) to inspire fear or dread in; frighten greatly

Derived forms of terrify

terrifier, noun

Word Origin for terrify

C16: from Latin terrificāre, from terrēre to alarm + facere to cause

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terrify

verb (used with object), ter·ri·fied, ter·ri·fy·ing.

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British Dictionary definitions for terrify

verb -fies, -fying or -fied

Derived forms of terrify

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terrify

verb (used with object), ter·ri·fied, ter·ri·fy·ing.

Origin of terrify

synonym study for terrify

OTHER WORDS FROM terrify

Words nearby terrify

Words related to terrify

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verb -fies, -fying or -fied

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