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terrorize

/ˈtɛɹəɹaɪz/

terrorize verb: to fill (someone) with terror; to terrify.

Verb

terrorize (third-person singular simple present terrorizes, present participle terrorizing, simple past and past participle terrorized)

  1. (British, English, Oxford, US, transitive) To fill (someone) with terror; to terrify.
    • terrorize the population
    • terrorize civilians
    Synonyms:
    petrify, terrify
  2. (British, English, Oxford, US, transitive) To coerce (someone) by using threats or violence.
    Synonyms:
    bully, hector

terrorize meaning in Malayalam and Kannada

terrorize in Malayalam

to terrorize
വിറപ്പിക്കുക viṟappikkuka

terrorize in Kannada

ದಿಗಿಲುಗೊಳಿಸು, ಅಗುರ‍್ವಿಸು

Examples of terrorize in a sentence

  • The gang continued to terrorize the neighborhood.
  • She felt terrorized by the constant threats.

All 16 example sentences with terrorize

Synonyms of terrorize

Forms of terrorize

third-person singular presentterrorizes
present participleterrorizing
past participleterrorized
pastterrorized
alternative formterrorise

Past tense of terrorize: terrorized

Origin of terrorize

From terror + -ize.

Words formed from terrorize

Questions about terrorize

What does terrorize mean?
Terrorize means to fill (someone) with terror; to terrify.
What is terrorize in Malayalam?
Terrorize in Malayalam is വിറപ്പിക്കുക (viṟappikkuka). See Terrorize meaning in Malayalam.
How do you use terrorize in a sentence?
The gang continued to terrorize the neighborhood.
What part of speech is terrorize?
Terrorize is a verb.
How do you pronounce terrorize?
Terrorize is pronounced /ˈtɛɹəɹaɪz/.
What is the past tense of terrorize?
The past tense of terrorize is terrorized.

Words near terrorize in the dictionary

  1. terroristical
  2. terroristically
  3. terrorists
  4. terrorization
  5. terrorizations
  6. terrorize
  7. terrorized
  8. terrorizee
  9. terrorizees
  10. terrorizer
  11. terrorizers

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Adapted from Wiktionary: terrorize (page history and authors); വിറപ്പിക്കുക (Malayalam) (page history and authors); terrorize (Kannada Wiktionary) (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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