terrorize

Verb

Meaning

To impress with terror; to coerce by intimidation.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

terrify hector bully petrify terrorise harry dragoon alar cow hound spook daunt shock panic alarm
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Antonyms

support defend calm comfort discourage deter
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Hypernyms

hale force pressure squeeze scare frighten

Hyponyms

panic

Related terms

terrorism terrorist

Examples

All this was done to terrorize the reactionaries and isolate the tsarevich. Source: Internet

After an accidental explosion at a local mine, dinosaurs emerge from the rubble to terrorize a small western town. Source: Internet

Ayers wrote: "Terrorists terrorize, they kill innocent civilians, while we organized and agitated. Source: Internet

An 11 foot tall, 1000 lb ape like monster known as Orange Eyes likes to terrorize the residents. Source: Internet

People who lynch, kill, terrorize, run cars into people, hunt them…POC that is…HIS kinda people. Source: Internet

Americans have always resisted adopting a national ID card for good reason: it gives the government and its agents the ultimate power to target, track and terrorize the populace according to the government’s own nefarious purposes. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

terroristical terroristically terrorization terrorizee terrorizer terrorless