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The meaning of TERRIFY is to drive or impel by menacing : scare. How to use terrify in a sentence.
very frightened: He huddled in the corner like a terrified child. I'm terrified of the dark. She's terrified (that) her mother might find out her secret. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. afraid. afraid She was afraid of the dark. frightened Don't be frightened, my dog is quite friendly.
Synonyms for TERRIFIED: frightened, afraid, scared, horrified, shocked, alarmed, fearful, worried; Antonyms of TERRIFIED: fearless, unafraid, daring, adventurous, brave, audacious, spirited, bold.
When you're terrified, you're so scared you can hardly move. Some people keep fuzzy spiders as pets, and others are truly terrified of them. Certain situations cause almost anyone to be terrified: nearly falling off a tall building, seeing someone you love get very sick, or being chased down a dark alley by a lumbering monster.
to be very frightened; to frighten somebody very much. I was scared out of my wits! The latest news has scared the wits out of investors. See terrified in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Check pronunciation: terrified. Definition of terrified adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
terrified very frightened: I was terrified (that) she might follow me. She looked at him with wide, terrified eyes. I was terrified of flying. alarmed afraid that something dangerous or unpleasant might happen: She was alarmed at the prospect of traveling alone.
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).
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