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• ter´ror|iz´er — 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|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

• Terrify — Ter ri*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Terrified}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Terrifying}.] [L. terrere to frighten + fy: cf. F. terrifier, L. terrificare. See {Terrific}, and { fy}.] 1. To make terrible. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] If the law, instead of aggravating… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• terrify — [ter′ə fī΄] vt. terrified, terrifying [L terrificare < terrificus,TERRIFIC] to fill with terror; frighten greatly; alarm SYN. AFRAID, FRIGHTEN terrifyingly adv …   English World dictionary

• terrify — ter•ri•fy [[t]ˈtɛr əˌfaɪ[/t]] v. t. fied, fy•ing to fill with terror or alarm; make greatly afraid • Etymology: 1565–75; < L terrificāre, v. der. of terrificus; see terrific, fy ter′ri•fi er, n. ter′ri•fy ing•ly, adv …   From formal English to slang

• ter´ri|ble|ness — ter|ri|ble «TEHR uh buhl», adjective. 1. causing great fear; dreadful; awful: »a terrible leopard, the terrible weapons of warfare. The terrible storm destroyed many lives. SYNONYM(S): frightful, appalling, horrible, shocking. 2. distressing;… …   Useful english dictionary

• ter|ri|ble — «TEHR uh buhl», adjective. 1. causing great fear; dreadful; awful: »a terrible leopard, the terrible weapons of warfare. The terrible storm destroyed many lives. SYNONYM(S): frightful, appalling, horrible, shocking. 2. distressing; severe: »the… …   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 — «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