Meaning

2 senses
  1. (British, English, Oxford, US, transitive)To fill (someone) with terror; to terrify.

    terrorize the population

    terrorize civilians

    terrorisieren

    терроризи́роватьterrorizírovatʹ

    тероризува́тиteroryzuváty, стероризува́тиsteroryzuváty

    fill with terror; frighten greatly

  2. (British, English, Oxford, US, transitive)To coerce (someone) by using threats or violence.

    coerce by violence or with threats

Examples

36 sentences
  1. Tom terrorized Mary.

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  2. We will terrorize the terrorists.

    Ми будемо тероризувати терористів.

    ruМы будем терроризировать террористов.

    deWir werden die Terroristen terrorisieren.

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  3. Sami was terrorized by anonymous letters.

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  4. Daniel was terrorizing his little sister.

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  5. Janos terrorized his wife and kids.

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Translations

7 languages
Українська
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Русский
By meaning 1
fill with terror:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
fill with terror:

Forms

terrorizes, terrorizing, terrorized, terrorized
Base formterrorize · to terrorize
3rd person singularterrorizes
Present participleterrorizing
Past simpleterrorized
Past participleterrorized

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyterrorize
he, she, itterrorizes

Past simpleLesson

all personsterrorized

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave terrorized
he, she, ithas terrorized

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill terrorize

Synonyms

5 synonyms
fill with terror:terrifyA2petrify
coerce by threats or violence:bullyB2hector
Close in meaning

Word family

8 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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