terrorise

Other forms: terrorised; terrorising; terrorises

Definitions of terrorise
  1. verb
    coerce by violence or with threats
    synonyms: terrorize
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    type of:
    coerce, force, hale, pressure, squeeze
    cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means
  2. verb
    fill with terror; frighten greatly
    synonyms: terrify, terrorize
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    types:
    panic
    cause sudden fear in or fill with sudden panic
    type of:
    affright, fright, frighten, scare
    cause fear in
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