terrified

• Décrit un état de peur extrême ou de terreur, souvent soudain et paralysant.

Describes a state of being extremely frightened or scared.

1. Extremely frightenedA2formal

   Feeling or showing extreme fear or dread.

   Extrêmement effrayé

   • She was terrified of the dark.
   • The child looked terrified during the thunderstorm.
   • He was terrified when he saw the snake.

   Synonymeshorrifiedpanic-strickenterror-stricken

   Antonymesboldbravecourageousfearlessunafraid

2. Overwhelmed with anxietyB1informal

   Feeling intense anxiety or worry about a specific situation.

   Terrifié (par une anxiété accablante)

   • I'm terrified of failing the exam.
   • She was terrified about the job interview.
   • He was terrified that he would lose his job.

   Synonymesalarmedappalledfrightenedhorrifiedpanic-strickenscaredterror-stricken

   Antonymescalm

• Verbe utilisé pour désigner l'action de provoquer une peur intense ou de faire ressentir à quelqu'un un sentiment de terreur.

A verb used to indicate the act of causing extreme fear or making someone feel terrified.

1. Fill with terrorB2formal

   To cause someone to feel extreme fear or dread.

   Remplir de terreur

   • The sudden loud noise terrified the small child.
   • The thought of losing her job terrified her.
   • The horror movie terrified the audience.

   Synonymesalarmappalldauntfrightenhorrifypanicpetrifyscareshockstartle

   Antonymescalmcomfortencouragereassuresoothe