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terrify
[ ter-uh-fahy ]
terrify
/ ˈɛɪˌڲɪ /
verb
- tr to inspire fear or dread in; frighten greatly
Derived Forms
- ˈٱˌھ, noun
Other Word Forms
- ٱ۾·ھe noun
- ٱ۾·ڲiԲ· adverb
- ܲ·ٱ۾·ھ adjective
- ܲ·ٱ۾·ڲiԲ adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of terrify1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
"Whilst losing sight in one eye is terrifying," she says, "my biggest fear was that it might spread to my left eye."
In the run-up to the 2024 election, on cable news shows and at dinner tables, Americans debated a question that terrified various groups of us for various reasons.
The footage then shows him slamming the door on her foot and kicking the car window before dragging her terrified pet dog away by its lead.
Virgil is vicious and terrifying, and, as Bailey puts it in an interview, “There is no quicker shorthand for a scumbag than someone who is beating up a defenseless woman.”
We see it in the infamous "Mar-a-Lago" face, which uses plastic surgery and spackled-on make-up to turn women into terrifyingly exaggerated caricatures of femininity.
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