terrify
verb (used with object)
to fill with terror or alarm; make greatly afraid.
terrified
Example Sentences
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A patient arrived at a Denver emergency room one night terrified that he was having a heart attack.
From Slate ● Oct. 16, 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
Mohammed, a 33-year-old charity worker who fled from Mocha to Aden, told AFP on Tuesday that "people there are terrified".
From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026
"I was terrified," says Sir Alex Ferguson, one of the fiercest, most explosive and most decorated managers in football history.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
Abel ran as fast as his thin, terrified legs would take him.
From "Abel's Island" by William Steig
