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TERRORIZE Synonyms

There are 18 synonyms of the word terrorize. (exact relations)
There are 16 hypernyms of the word terrorize. (close relations)

Best Alternative Words for TERRORIZE

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terrify
verbv
verb

• fill with terror; frighten greatly

bully
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a cruel and brutal fellow

• a hired thug

adjective satellite

• excellent

verb

• be bossy towards

• discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner; intimidate

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

browbeat
verbv
verb

• be bossy towards

• discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner; intimidate

cow
nounn
noun

• female of domestic cattle:

• mature female of mammals of which the male is called `bull'

• a large unpleasant woman

verb

• subdue, restrain, or overcome by affecting with a feeling of awe; frighten (as with threats)

frighten
verbv
verb

• cause fear in

harass
verbv
verb

• annoy continually or chronically

• exhaust by attacking repeatedly

horrify
verbv
verb

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

hound
verb, nounv, n
noun

• any of several breeds of dog used for hunting typically having large drooping ears

• someone who is morally reprehensible

verb

• pursue or chase relentlessly

intimidate
verbv
verb

• make timid or fearful

• to compel or deter by or as if by threats

menace
verb, nounv, n
noun

• something that is a source of danger

• a threat or the act of threatening

verb

• pose a threat to; present a danger to

• express a threat either by an utterance or a gesture

• act in a threatening manner

oppress
verbv
verb

• come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority

• cause to suffer

persecute
verbv
verb

• cause to suffer

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

torment
verb, nounv, n
noun

• unbearable physical pain

• extreme mental distress

• intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain

• a feeling of intense annoyance caused by being tormented

• a severe affliction

• the act of harassing someone

verb

• torment emotionally or mentally

• treat cruelly

• subject to torture

terrorise
verbv
verb

• coerce by violence or with threats

• fill with terror; frighten greatly

hector
verb, nounv, n
noun

• (Greek mythology) a mythical Trojan who was killed by Achilles during the Trojan War

verb

• be bossy towards

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

Best Hypernyms For TERRORIZE

Here is a list of related hypernyms for terrorize, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (16)
frighten scare affright alarm bully coerce daunt force fright hale intimidate panic petrify pressure squeeze terrify

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