Usually means: Inflict fear through intimidation, violence.
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  1. terrorise: Merriam-Webster
  2. terrorise: Collins English Dictionary
  3. terrorise: Vocabulary.com
  4. terrorise: Wordnik
  5. terrorise: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  6. terrorise: Wiktionary
  7. terrorise: Dictionary.com
  8. terrorise: Rhymezone
  9. terrorise: FreeDictionary.org
  10. terrorise: Mnemonic Dictionary
  11. terrorise: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. terrorise: Legal dictionary

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  1. terrorise: Urban Dictionary

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▸ verb:  To inflict someone with terror; to terrify.
▸ verb:  To coerce (someone) by using threats or violence.

Similar:
terrify, tarrify, put the fear of God into, affright, fordread, befright, horrify, scare, frighten, fear, more...

Opposite:
reassure, comfort, calm



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Similar:
terrify, tarrify, put the fear of God into, affright, fordread, befright, horrify, scare, frighten, fear, more...

Opposite:
reassure, comfort, calm



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