terrify
/ˈtɛɹɪfaɪ/
terrify verb: to frighten greatly; to fill with terror.
Verb
terrify (third-person singular simple present terrifies, present participle terrifying, simple past and past participle terrified)
- To frighten greatly; to fill with terror.
- To menace or intimidate.
- Your men are valiant but their number few,
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- Your men are valiant but their number few,
- To make terrible.
terrify meaning in Marathi, Urdu, Bengali and Malayalam
terrify in Marathi
- to frighten greatly; to fill with terror
- घाबरवणे ghābravṇe
terrify in Urdu
- دہلانا, ڈرانا, خوف دلانا
terrify in Bengali
- ভীত করা, আতঙ্কিত করা
terrify in Malayalam
- to terrify
- നടുക്കുക naṭukkuka
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- terrify in Kannada
- ಹೆದರಿಸು, ಬೆದರಿಸು, ಭಯಪಡಿಸು, ದಿಗಿಲು ಹುಟ್ಟಿಸು
- terrify in Punjabi
- ਡਰਾਉਣਾ ḍarnā, ਡਰੌਣਾ ḍarauṇā
- terrify in Sanskrit
- खिट् khiṭ
- terrify in Tagalog
- sindakin
Examples of terrify in a sentence
- She was terrified before the jump, but was thrilled to be skydiving.
- When the terrified, bleeding cow was washed overboard into the river, the hungry piranhas entered a feeding frenzy, turning the water red with blood.
- They look at each other terrified out of their frontal lobeless minds and run.
Forms of terrify
| third-person singular present | terrifies |
|---|---|
| present participle | terrifying |
| past participle | terrified |
| past | terrified |
| alternative form | terrifie |
Origin of terrify
From Middle French terrifier, from Latin terrificare.
Words formed from terrify
Questions about terrify
- What does terrify mean?
- Terrify means to frighten greatly; to fill with terror.
- What is terrify in Marathi?
- Terrify in Marathi is घाबरवणे (ghābravṇe). See Terrify meaning in Marathi.
- What part of speech is terrify?
- Terrify is a verb.
- How do you pronounce terrify?
- Terrify is pronounced /ˈtɛɹɪfaɪ/.
- What is the past tense of terrify?
- The past tense of terrify is terrified.
Words near terrify in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: terrify (page history and authors); terrify (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); Terrify (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); നടുക്കുക (Malayalam) (page history and authors); terrify (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ਡਰਾਉਣਾ (Punjabi) (page history and authors); खिट् (Sanskrit) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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