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1 terrorize
['terəraɪz]verbo transitivo terrorizzareto terrorize sb. into doing sth. — costringere qcn. a fare qcs. terrorizzandolo
* * *verb (to make very frightened by using or threatening violence: A lion escaped from the zoo and terrorized the whole town.) terrorizzare* * *['terəraɪz]verbo transitivo terrorizzareto terrorize sb. into doing sth. — costringere qcn. a fare qcs. terrorizzandolo
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2 terrorize ter·ror·ize vt
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3 (to) terrorize
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4 (to) terrorize
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5 terror
['terə(r)] 1.1) (fear) terrore m.to have a terror of — avere il terrore di, essere terrorizzato da
to strike terror into (the heart of) sb. — incutere terrore a qcn
2.a little, holy terror — colloq. una piccola peste
* * *['terə]1) (very great fear: She screamed with/in terror; She has a terror of spiders.) terrore2) (something which makes one very afraid: The terrors of war.) terrore3) (a troublesome person, especially a child: That child is a real terror!) peste•- terrorist
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- terror-stricken* * *terror /ˈtɛrə(r)/A n.1 [u] terrore; sgomento; spavento: to live in constant terror of being found out, vivere nel continuo terrore d'essere scoperto; to strike terror into sb., incutere terrore a q.2 (fam.) (= holy terror), cerbero, spauracchio; ( anche) piccolo demonio, bambino terribile; peste (fig.)B a. attr.terroristico; terrorista; di terroristi: a terror attack, un attacco terrorista● terror campaign, campagna terroristica □ terror-stricken (o terror-struck), atterrito; terrorizzato; spaventatissimo □ to be in terror of one's life, temere molto per la propria vita.* * *['terə(r)] 1.1) (fear) terrore m.to have a terror of — avere il terrore di, essere terrorizzato da
to strike terror into (the heart of) sb. — incutere terrore a qcn
2.a little, holy terror — colloq. una piccola peste
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6 terrorization
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terrorize — ter·ror·ize / ter ər ˌīz/ vt ized, iz·ing: to inflict terror upon ter·ror·i·za·tion /ˌter ər ə zā shən/ n Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
Terrorize — Ter ror*ize, v. t. [Cf. F. terroriser.] To impress with terror; to coerce by intimidation. [1913 Webster] Humiliated by the tyranny of foreign despotism, and terrorized by ecclesiastical authority. J. A. Symonds. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
terrorize — coerce or deter by terror, 1823, from TERROR (Cf. terror) + IZE (Cf. ize) (also Cf. TERRORISM (Cf. terrorism)) … Etymology dictionary
terrorize — (Amer.) ter·ror·ize || terÉ™raɪz v. terrify, intimidate, dominate or coerce through intimidation (also terrorise) … English contemporary dictionary
terrorize — *terrify, *frighten, fright, alarm, scare, startle, affray, affright Analogous words: *intimidate, cow, bulldoze, browbeat: coerce, compel, *force: drive, impel, *move: agitate, upset (see DISCOMPOSE) … New Dictionary of Synonyms
terrorize — [v] upset, threaten alarm, appall, awe, bludgeon, browbeat, bulldoze*, bully, coerce, cow, dismay, dragoon, fright, frighten, hector, horrify, intimidate, menace, oppress, petrify, scare, scare to death*, shock, spook, startle, strike terror… … New thesaurus
terrorize — (also terrorise) ► VERB ▪ create and maintain a feeling of terror in (a person or area) … English terms dictionary
terrorize — [ter′ər īz΄] vt. terrorized, terrorizing 1. to fill with terror; terrify 2. to coerce, make submit, etc. by filling with terror, as by the use or threat of violence SYN. FRIGHTEN terrorization n … English World dictionary
terrorize — v. (D; tr.) to terrorize into * * * [ terəraɪz] (D; tr.) to terrorize into … Combinatory dictionary
terrorize — UK [ˈterəraɪz] / US [ˈterəˌraɪz] verb [transitive] Word forms terrorize : present tense I/you/we/they terrorize he/she/it terrorizes present participle terrorizing past tense terrorized past participle terrorized to frighten people by threatening … English dictionary
terrorize — Synonyms and related words: affright, alarm, assault, attack, awe, barbarize, batter, beat down, bludgeon, bluster, bluster out of, break, browbeat, brutalize, bulldoze, bully, bullyrag, burn, butcher, carry on, castrate, clamp down on, coerce,… … Moby Thesaurus