terrify
verb (used with object)
to fill with terror or alarm; make greatly afraid.
terrified
Example Sentences
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Kushner’s father, who had worked as an Army mechanic in World War II, told her years later that he had never been more terrified than when he took her to have that abortion.
From Salon ● Sep. 7, 2026
Yet at a young age, even the 1975 action film “Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze” terrified him.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
Surveillance video from the Chinese side showed a wall of mud and water crashing over a building as terrified people ran away.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
I’m a millennial writer racked by existential fears and terrified AI will steal my job.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
I was afraid to say anything but terrified of vomiting again, and the master’s presence only made it worse.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
