Terrify
verb
To cause a person to feel extreme fear.
The terrifying nightmare left her shaking and sweating.
Often appears as...
- terrify someone
- terrify into
verb
To fill with terror or anxiety.
The thought of losing her job terrified her.
Often appears as...
- terrify by
- be terrified at
verb
To cause a person to feel extreme fear.
The terrifying nightmare left her shaking and sweating.
Often appears as...
- terrify someone
- terrify into
verb
To fill with terror or anxiety.
The thought of losing her job terrified her.
Often appears as...
- terrify by
- be terrified at
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Pro Tip 1/3Extreme Fear
Use 'terrify' for situations causing very strong fear, more intense than just 'scare'.
Ghost stories around the campfire can terrify young children.
Pro Tip 2/3Physical Reactions
'Terrify' often implies physical reactions, like shaking or crying.
She was terrified by the noise and couldn't stop trembling.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Real
'Terrify' can be used for both real threats and imagined fears.
He was terrified of monsters under his bed.
Pro Tip 1/3Extreme Fear
Use 'terrify' for situations causing very strong fear, more intense than just 'scare'.
Ghost stories around the campfire can terrify young children.
Pro Tip 2/3Physical Reactions
'Terrify' often implies physical reactions, like shaking or crying.
She was terrified by the noise and couldn't stop trembling.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Real
'Terrify' can be used for both real threats and imagined fears.
He was terrified of monsters under his bed.
Pro Tip 1/3Extreme Fear
Use 'terrify' for situations causing very strong fear, more intense than just 'scare'.
Ghost stories around the campfire can terrify young children.
Pro Tip 2/3Physical Reactions
'Terrify' often implies physical reactions, like shaking or crying.
She was terrified by the noise and couldn't stop trembling.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Real
'Terrify' can be used for both real threats and imagined fears.
He was terrified of monsters under his bed.
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Rick Guidotti: From...
he has ten earrings, he has a tattoo. He's amazing, this kid. I crawl over to Randy. I'm like, "Randy, I speak to moms and dads every single day, terrified about the future of their kids with albinism. All they have to do is take one look at you, and they're going to be fine. Please let me take a photo of you. Your mother said, she told me,
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The mathematics of...
appears to be something else entirely. All over the planet, you can find solid surfaces giving way to strange, wonderful, or terrifying visions. From your sidewalk to your computer screen, these are just some of the ways that math and perspective can open up whole new worlds.
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The colossal consequences...
civilization-destroying apocalypse caused by events half a globe away will remain a powerful and terrifying vision. Less fictional than we would like to believe. "The winds were withered in the stagnant air, and the clouds perish'd; darkness had no need of aid from them --
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The scientific origins...
and other monsters and gods were created by our early ancestors to rationalize the terrifying things that they saw in the natural world but did not understand. And while we can't explain every aspect of their stories, there may be some actual science that reveals itself
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Orphan Sun Bear Gets A...
terrified at her weight Mary is a force to be reckoned with she pushes the boundaries a little she knows she gives me glances all the time like the recite raids ones thinking and if I can get away with that so she's just full of life that's the best way
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How to recognize a...
ruling over impoverished masses. The new century brought more exciting and terrifying changes. Medical advances made it possible to transcend biological limits while mass media allowed instant communication between leaders and the public.
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What would you do if...
going to do with my life I had no answer I framed the divorce as failure I felt ashamed and scared of my uncertain future but then this terrifying question morphed into a curiosity a possibility for the first time in my life I had some
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Why the buildings of the...
because building things is terrifying. It's expensive, it takes a long time, and it's very complicated. And the people that build things -- developers and governments -- they're naturally afraid of innovation,
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What causes bad breath?...
This horrible scourge is halitosis, otherwise known as bad breath. But what causes it, and why is it so universally terrifying? Well, think of some of the worst odors you can imagine,
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Hear How Diana...
going to do it's I said commitments to accept mmm I was a terrified them and I said come and I just like to enjoy new it's actual experiment which is I don't
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Rick Guidotti: From...
he has ten earrings, he has a tattoo. He's amazing, this kid. I crawl over to Randy. I'm like, "Randy, I speak to moms and dads every single day, terrified about the future of their kids with albinism. All they have to do is take one look at you, and they're going to be fine. Please let me take a photo of you. Your mother said, she told me,
Video examples
The mathematics of...
appears to be something else entirely. All over the planet, you can find solid surfaces giving way to strange, wonderful, or terrifying visions. From your sidewalk to your computer screen, these are just some of the ways that math and perspective can open up whole new worlds.
Video examples
The colossal consequences...
civilization-destroying apocalypse caused by events half a globe away will remain a powerful and terrifying vision. Less fictional than we would like to believe. "The winds were withered in the stagnant air, and the clouds perish'd; darkness had no need of aid from them --
Video examples
The scientific origins...
and other monsters and gods were created by our early ancestors to rationalize the terrifying things that they saw in the natural world but did not understand. And while we can't explain every aspect of their stories, there may be some actual science that reveals itself
Video examples
Orphan Sun Bear Gets A...
terrified at her weight Mary is a force to be reckoned with she pushes the boundaries a little she knows she gives me glances all the time like the recite raids ones thinking and if I can get away with that so she's just full of life that's the best way
Video examples
How to recognize a...
ruling over impoverished masses. The new century brought more exciting and terrifying changes. Medical advances made it possible to transcend biological limits while mass media allowed instant communication between leaders and the public.
Video examples
What would you do if...
going to do with my life I had no answer I framed the divorce as failure I felt ashamed and scared of my uncertain future but then this terrifying question morphed into a curiosity a possibility for the first time in my life I had some
Video examples
Why the buildings of the...
because building things is terrifying. It's expensive, it takes a long time, and it's very complicated. And the people that build things -- developers and governments -- they're naturally afraid of innovation,
Video examples
What causes bad breath?...
This horrible scourge is halitosis, otherwise known as bad breath. But what causes it, and why is it so universally terrifying? Well, think of some of the worst odors you can imagine,
Video examples
Hear How Diana...
going to do it's I said commitments to accept mmm I was a terrified them and I said come and I just like to enjoy new it's actual experiment which is I don't
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Quote examples
Ariana Grande
American Actress
Love is a really scary thing, and you never know what's going to happen. It's one of the most beautiful things in life, but it's one of the most terrifying. It's worth the fear because you have more knowledge, experience, you learn from people, and you have memories.
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Audre Lorde
American Poet
I write for those women who do not speak, for those who do not have a voice because they were so terrified, because we are taught to respect fear more than ourselves. We've been taught that silence would save us, but it won't.
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The Weeknd
Canadian Musician
I'm all about surprises. If you watch a horror movie, and it's called 'Kiss Land,' it's probably going to be the most terrifying thing you've ever seen in your life.
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Yancy Butler
American Actress
I had to skydive for the movie and I was terrified. Like everybody, I thought it was going to be one of those experiences that changes your life. It didn't.
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Anton Chekhov
Russian Dramatist
All of life and human relations have become so incomprehensibly complex that, when you think about it, it becomes terrifying and your heart stands still.
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Marilyn Monroe
American Actress
I guess I have always been deeply terrified to really be someone's wife since I know from life one cannot love another, ever, really.
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Ronald Reagan
American President
The most terrifying words in the English language are: I'm from the government and I'm here to help.
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Saint Teresa of Avila
Spanish Saint
I am more afraid of those who are terrified of the devil than I am of the devil himself.
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Rubens Barrichello
Brazilian Driver
My wife is terrified. She thinks I'm going to race forever.
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Emily Maitlis
British Journalist
When I was 11, I was terrified about the world.
Quote examples
Ariana Grande
American Actress
Love is a really scary thing, and you never know what's going to happen. It's one of the most beautiful things in life, but it's one of the most terrifying. It's worth the fear because you have more knowledge, experience, you learn from people, and you have memories.
Quote examples
Audre Lorde
American Poet
I write for those women who do not speak, for those who do not have a voice because they were so terrified, because we are taught to respect fear more than ourselves. We've been taught that silence would save us, but it won't.
Quote examples
The Weeknd
Canadian Musician
I'm all about surprises. If you watch a horror movie, and it's called 'Kiss Land,' it's probably going to be the most terrifying thing you've ever seen in your life.
Quote examples
Yancy Butler
American Actress
I had to skydive for the movie and I was terrified. Like everybody, I thought it was going to be one of those experiences that changes your life. It didn't.
Quote examples
Anton Chekhov
Russian Dramatist
All of life and human relations have become so incomprehensibly complex that, when you think about it, it becomes terrifying and your heart stands still.
Quote examples
Marilyn Monroe
American Actress
I guess I have always been deeply terrified to really be someone's wife since I know from life one cannot love another, ever, really.
Quote examples
Ronald Reagan
American President
The most terrifying words in the English language are: I'm from the government and I'm here to help.
Quote examples
Saint Teresa of Avila
Spanish Saint
I am more afraid of those who are terrified of the devil than I am of the devil himself.
Quote examples
Rubens Barrichello
Brazilian Driver
My wife is terrified. She thinks I'm going to race forever.
Quote examples
Emily Maitlis
British Journalist
When I was 11, I was terrified about the world.
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