The sight of the growling dog terrorized the little child.
SYNONYM(S): terrify.Useful english dictionary. 2012.
Ter|ror — «TEHR uhr», noun. 1. great fear: »The child has a terror of thunder. SYNONYM(S): fright, alarm, dread, consternation. 2. a cause of great fear: »Pirates were once the terror of the sea. There is no terror, Cassius, in your threats (Shakespeare).… … Useful english dictionary
ter|ror — «TEHR uhr», noun. 1. great fear: »The child has a terror of thunder. SYNONYM(S): fright, alarm, dread, consternation. 2. a cause of great fear: »Pirates were once the terror of the sea. There is no terror, Cassius, in your threats (Shakespeare).… … Useful english dictionary
ter´ror|i|za´tion — ter|ror|ize «TEHR uh ryz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. 1. to fill with terror: »The sight of the growling dog terrorized the little child. SYNONYM(S): terrify. 2. to rule or subdue by causing terror. SYNONYM(S): browbeat, intimidate.… … Useful english dictionary
ter|ror|ize — «TEHR uh ryz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. 1. to fill with terror: »The sight of the growling dog terrorized the little child. SYNONYM(S): terrify. 2. to rule or subdue by causing terror. SYNONYM(S): browbeat, intimidate. –ter´ror|i|za´tion … Useful english dictionary
ter|ror-strick|en — «TEHR uhr STRIHK uhn», adjective. = terrified. (Cf. ↑terrified) … Useful english dictionary
ter|ror|ise — «TEHR uh ryz», transitive verb, ised, is|ing. Especially British. terrorize … Useful english dictionary
ter|ror|ism — «TEHR uh rihz uhm», noun. 1. the act of terrorizing; use of terror, especially the systematic use of terror by a government or other authority against particular persons or groups. 2. a condition of fear and submission produced by frightening… … Useful english dictionary
ter|ror|is|tic — «TEHR uh RIHS tihk», adjective. using or favoring methods that inspire terror … Useful english dictionary
ter|ror|ist — «TEHR uhr ihst», noun, adjective. –n. a person who uses or favors terrorism: »Venezuelan terrorists attacked a prison in Caracas and about 600 prisoners were said to have escaped (Wall Street Journal). –adj. of or by terrorists; terroristic … Useful english dictionary
ter|ror|less — «TEHR uhr lihs», adjective. 1. free from terror. 2. without terrors … Useful english dictionary
