terrify
verb (used with object)
to fill with terror or alarm; make greatly afraid.
terrified
Example Sentences
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"I'm terrified about the future. I feel very uncertain about it," 15-year-old Jasmine said.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026
A patient arrived at a Denver emergency room one night terrified that he was having a heart attack.
From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026
"Our hearts are with the terrified children and the families anxiously waiting to hear that their loved ones are safe," GIFFORDS, a gun safety organization, said on X.
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
A Times reporter in Long Beach said it woke up them up and terrified their pet cat, which hid under a dining room table.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
Then they turned and ran, and their terrified noises trailed off through the leaf litter.
From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown
