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- [ter-uh-fahy]
- /ˈtɛr əˌfaɪ/
- /ˈter.ə.faɪd/
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- [ter-uh-fahy]
- /ˈtɛr əˌfaɪ/
Definitions of terrified word
- verb with object terrified to fill with terror or alarm; make greatly afraid. 1
- adjective terrified very frightened 0
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Origin of terrified
First appearance:
before 1565 One of the 32% oldest English words
1565-75; < Latin terrificāre, equivalent to terr(ēre) to frighten + -ificāre -ify
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Parts of speech for Terrified
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
terrified popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
terrified usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for terrified
adj terrified
- afraid — If you are afraid of someone or afraid to do something, you are frightened because you think that something very unpleasant is going to happen to you.
- aghast — If you are aghast, you are filled with horror and surprise.
- anguished — Anguished means showing or feeling great mental suffering or physical pain.
- ascared — frightened
- awestruck — If someone is awestruck, they are very impressed and amazed by something.
adjective terrified
- alarmed — If someone is alarmed, they feel afraid or anxious that something unpleasant or dangerous might happen.
- awed — wondering and respectful
- daunted — intimidated
- haunted — inhabited or frequented by ghosts: a haunted castle.
- jellyfish — any of various marine coelenterates of a soft, gelatinous structure, especially one with an umbrellalike body and long, trailing tentacles; medusa.
verb terrified
- consternated — to dismay, confuse, or terrify.
- dragooned — Simple past tense and past participle of dragoon.
Antonyms for terrified
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