Definition of terrorize
Alternative spellings
Verb
to terrorize (third-person singular simple present terrorizes, present participle terrorizing, simple past and past participle terrorized)
- (transitive) to fill (someone) with terror; to terrify
- (transitive) to coerce (someone) by using threats or violence
Synonyms
- (fill with terror): petrify, terrify
- (coerce by threats or violence): bully, hector
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