Definitions
Wiktionary
- adj. Extremely frightened.
- v. Simple past tense and past participle of terrify.
WordNet 3.0
- adj. thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation
Examples
“The little boy, who had obviously heard the shot, was huddled in the corner, his expression terrified.”
“Her gaze darted behind him, her pupils huge, her expression terrified.”
“For instance, in the scene where Ian gets captured, Connor, originaly trying to be helpful but now terrified, is curled up on the floor, his shield working like a bubble around him.”
“Why are you here, and do you intend to remain terrified of those fines for the nest four years?”
“KATE: I loved Graystripe and it was awful to write the scene where his little gray face stared terrified from the back window of a monster as the Twolegs carried him off.”
“SWEET ANGER doing on-air work, the calls terrified her.”
Sweet Anger
“The delicate snakes seem literally strangling each other in terrified struggle to escape from the Medusa brain.”
The Beauty of the Medusa: A Study in Romantic Literary Iconology
“It's Mag Laird," whispered Dave in terrified tones.”
“I found Mrs. Lester alone in her flat, and she fell in with my views at once, because she, too, had heard of this very man, and the mere sound of his name terrified her.”
“The rest of us looked at each other in terrified questioning.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘terrified’.
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Fearlobes
EEK! Emotion words and words associated with fear. Let's avoid -phobia words.
terrified, threatened, paralyzed, afraid, tormented, frightened, scared, blench, worried, cowardly, fretful, menaced and 57 more...
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classic695's Words
delighted, elated, energetic, excited, enthusiastic, elevated, happy, contented, fine, pleased, satisfied, compassionate and 168 more...
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feeling words
twitterpated, loquacious, ambiguous, pensive, sluggish, anxious, adventurous, curious, abandoned, absent-minded, abrasive, abused and 653 more...
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The things they carried (List 2)
Listening to this as an audio book for the second time. Tim O'Brien uses simple words and phrases to great effect. Very few unfamilar and big words . The writing style reminds me of words from Joh...
The, Things, They, Carried, meant, fond, By necessity,, presented to him, far beyond, against the brick..., reaching, taut and 2940 more...
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EAP 80
restrain, intermediate, displace, evolve, fluctuate, integrate, rigid, accommodate, continent, climate, volcanic, mantle and 11 more...
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Emotions: Fear
Words for or describing fear
afraid, frightened, terrified, horrified, petrified, nervous, anxious, scared, shaken, affright, afeared, timid and 3 more...
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