| VERB | social | terrorise, terrorize | coerce by violence or with threats / threats |
|---|---|---|---|
| emotion | terrorise, terrify, terrorize | fill with terror |
| Meaning | coerce by violence or with threats / threats. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Synonym | terrorize | |
| Broader | coerce, hale, squeeze, pressure, force | To cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means |
| Spanish | aterrar, aterrorizar, horririzar | |
| Nouns | terror | an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety |
| terrorisation | an act of terrorism | |
| Meaning | Fill with terror; frighten greatly. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody | |
| Synonyms | terrify, terrorize | |
| Narrower | panic | Cause sudden fear in or fill with sudden panic |
| Broader | frighten, fright, scare, affright | drive out by frightening |
| Spanish | aterrar, aterrorizar, espantar | |
| Catalan | abasardar, aterrar, aterrir, esfereir | |
| Nouns | terror | an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety |
| terrorisation | the act of inspiring with fear | |
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