TERRIFY Synonyms

There are 9 synonyms of the word terrify. (exact relations)
There are 8 hypernyms of the word terrify. (close relations)

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	alarm				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
	appall				verbv
	verb • strike with disgust or revulsion • fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised
	frighten				verbv
	verb • cause fear in
	petrify				verbv
	verb • cause to become stonelike or stiff or dazed and stunned from fright • change into stone • make rigid and set into a conventional pattern
	scare				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
	shock				verb, nounv, n
	noun • the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally • the violent interaction of individuals or groups entering into combat • a reflex response to the passage of electric current through the body • (pathology) bodily collapse or near collapse caused by inadequate oxygen delivery to the cells; characterized by reduced cardiac output and rapid heartbeat and circulatory insufficiency and pallor • an instance of agitation of the earth's crust • an unpleasant or disappointing surprise • a pile of sheaves of grain set on end in a field to dry; stalks of Indian corn set up in a field • a bushy thick mass (especially hair) • a sudden jarring impact • a mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses verb • surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off • strike with disgust or revulsion • strike with horror or terror • collide violently • collect or gather into shocks • subject to electrical shocks • inflict a trauma upon
	startle				verbv
	noun • a sudden involuntary movement verb • to stimulate to action • move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm
	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

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