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Adjective: terrified  'te-ru,fId
  1. Thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation
    "the terrified horse bolted";
    - panicky, panicked, panic-stricken, panic-struck, frightened
Verb: terrify  'te-ru,fI
  1. Fill with terror; frighten greatly
    "The defendant was convicted of placing dynamite in a certain building with intent to injure, intimidate, and terrify human beings";
    - terrorize, terrorise [Brit]

See also: afraid, 'fraid [non-standard]

Type of: affright, fright [archaic], frighten, scare

Encyclopedia: Terrified

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