terrified

CEFRB1

/ˈtɛɹɪfaɪd/

adjective

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Feeling extremely frightened by danger or fear.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    simple past and past participle of terrify

Examples

  • I was terrified that the plane would crash.

  • Mummy, who's terrified of mice, had two fears to cope with.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meaning

  1. Extremely frightened.

More examples

In context

  • The little girl managed to keep silent, having been terrified by the lightning.

  • Remi is terrified of spiders.

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

After hearing a loud crash in the dark house, the little girl felt utterly blank.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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