Terrorise

verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of terrorize. UK, alt-of, nonstandard

    "Though unusual in the Dublin area he knew that it was not by any means unknown for desperadoes who had next to nothing to live on to be abroad waylaying and generally terrorising peaceable pedestrians by placing a pistol at their head…"

  2. 2
    fill with terror; frighten greatly wordnet
  3. 3
    coerce by violence or with threats wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
bullyhectorpetrifyterrifyterrifyterrorize

Example

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"Though unusual in the Dublin area he knew that it was not by any means unknown for desperadoes who had next to nothing to live on to be abroad waylaying and generally terrorising peaceable pedestrians by placing a pistol at their head…"

Etymology

From terror + -ise.

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