Terrify Meaning
/ˈtɛɹɪfaɪ/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
verbTo frighten greatly; to fill with terror.
verbTo menace or intimidate.
Sentence Examples
That was enough to terrify anyone.
A greater yet and ghastlier sign remained / our heedless hearts to terrify anew.
The various atrocities performed still shock and terrify the world today.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The horror movie was designed to ____ the audience with its scary scenes.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The loud noises from the construction site next door began to ____ the small cat that lives in our house today.
Word Origin & History
From Middle French terrifier, from Latin terrificare.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Your men are valiant but their number few,
And cannot terrifie his mightie hoſt, […]"
— c. 1587–1588 (date written), [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], 2nd edition, part 1, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, →OCLC; reprinted as Tamburlaine the Great (A Scolar Press Facsimile), Menston, Yorkshire; London: Scolar Press, 1973, →ISBN, Act III, scene iii:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The horror movie was designed to ____ the audience with its scary scenes.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The loud noises from the construction site next door began to ____ the small cat that lives in our house today.