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TERRIFIES Synonyms

There are 17 synonyms of the word terrifies. (exact relations)
There are 8 hypernyms of the word terrifies. (close relations)
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alarms
verb, nounv, n
noun

• fear resulting from the awareness of danger

• a device that signals the occurrence of some undesirable event

• an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger

• a clock that wakes a sleeper at some preset time

verb

• fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised

• warn or arouse to a sense of danger or call to a state of preparedness

appalls
verbv
verb

• strike with disgust or revulsion

• fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised

chills
verb, nounv, n
noun

• coldness due to a cold environment

• an almost pleasurable sensation of fright

• a sensation of cold that often marks the start of an infection and the development of a fever

• a sudden numbing dread

verb

• depress or discourage

• make cool or cooler

• loose heat

dreads
verb, nounv, n
noun

• fearful expectation or anticipation

adjective satellite

• causing fear or dread or terror

verb

• be afraid or scared of; be frightened of

frightens
verbv
verb

• cause fear in

haunts
verb, adjectivev, adj
noun

• a frequently visited place

verb

• follow stealthily or recur constantly and spontaneously to

• haunt like a ghost; pursue

• be a regular or frequent visitor to a certain place

horrifies
verbv
verb

• fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised

intimidates
verbv
verb

• make timid or fearful

• to compel or deter by or as if by threats

panics
verb, nounv, n
noun

• an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety

• sudden mass fear and anxiety over anticipated events

verb

• be overcome by a sudden fear

• cause sudden fear in or fill with sudden panic

petrifies
verb, adverbv, adv
verb

• cause to become stonelike or stiff or dazed and stunned from fright

• change into stone

• make rigid and set into a conventional pattern

scares
verbv
noun

• sudden mass fear and anxiety over anticipated events

• a sudden attack of fear

verb

• cause fear in

• cause to lose courage; to be daunted; to be scared away

spooks
verb, nounv, n
noun

• someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric

• a mental representation of some haunting experience

verb

• frighten or scare, and often provoke into a violent action

startles
verbv
noun

• a sudden involuntary movement

verb

• to stimulate to action

• move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm

unnerves
verbv
verb

• disturb the composure of

unsettles
verbv
verb

• disturb the composure of

terrorise
verbv
verb

• coerce by violence or with threats

• fill with terror; frighten greatly

terrorize
verbv
verb

• coerce by violence or with threats

• fill with terror; frighten greatly

Best Hypernyms For TERRIFIES

Here is a list of related hypernyms for terrifies, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (8)
affright fright frighten scare frightens horrifies petrifies scares

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