terrorise

A verb meaning to create or cause a state of extreme fear or intimidation, often through threats or acts of violence.

• 🇫🇷Verbe signifiant créer ou provoquer un état de peur extrême ou d'intimidation, souvent par des menaces ou des actes de violence.

1. Coerce by violence or threats B2 formal

   To force someone to do something by using violent actions or making threats.

   • The gang terrorised the local shopkeepers into paying protection money.
   • He was terrorised into signing the false confession.
   • The regime terrorised its citizens into submission.

   🇫🇷Terroriser par violence ou menaces

   Synonymes: browbeatbulldozebullycoercecowintimidatemenacestrong-armthreaten

   Antonymes: comfortencouragepersuadereassure

2. Fill with terror; frighten greatly B2 formal

   To cause someone to feel extreme fear or dread.

   • The thought of the upcoming exam terrorised the students.
   • The bully terrorised the younger children on the playground.
   • The horror movie terrorised the audience.

   🇫🇷terroriser

   Synonymes: alarmappallfrightenhorrifypanicpetrifyscareshockstartleterrify

   Antonymes: calmcomfortreassuresoothe

• terrorised past participle
• terrorised past simple
• terrorising present participle
• terrorises third person singular