terrified
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ter·ri·fy
(tĕr′ə-fī′)tr.v. ter·ri·fied, ter·ri·fy·ing, ter·ri·fies
1. To fill with terror; make deeply afraid: "She was terrified that he would lie to her" (Jodi Picoult). See Synonyms at frighten.
2. To drive or force by arousing fear: "The few who survived had long ago been terrified into complete intellectual surrender" (George Orwell).
[Latin terrificāre, from terrificus, terrific; see terrific.]
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terrified
(ˈtɛrɪfaɪd)adj
very frightened
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| Adj. | 1. | terrified - thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation; "became panicky as the snow deepened"; "felt panicked before each exam"; "trying to keep back the panic-stricken crowd"; "the terrified horse bolted" afraid - filled with fear or apprehension; "afraid even to turn his head"; "suddenly looked afraid"; "afraid for his life"; "afraid of snakes"; "afraid to ask questions" |
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terrified
adjective frightened, scared, petrified, alarmed, intimidated, awed, panic-stricken, scared to death, scared stiff, scared shitless (taboo slang), terror-stricken, shit-scared (taboo slang), horror-struck, frightened out of your wits She was terrified that he would attack her.
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Translations
مُرْتَعِب، خائِف جدامَرْعُوب
vyděšený
rædselsslagen
pelokas
prestrašen
óttasleginn
怖がった
겁에 질린
prestrašen
livrädd
ทำให้น่ากลัวมาก
aşırı derecede korkmuşdehşete kapılmış
khiếp sợ
terrified
[ˈterɪfaɪd] ADJ to be terrified → estar aterrorizado, estar aterradoto be terrified of sth/sb → tener terror or pavor a algo/algn
he was terrified of catching Aids → le aterrorizaba or le daba terror (la idea de) coger el sida
I was terrified of her meeting another man → me daba terror que conociera a otro hombre
she was terrified that they'd lose their home → le aterrorizaba or le daba terror el pensar que pudieran perder su casa
I was terrified that he might follow me → tenía terror de que pudiera seguirme
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
terrified
[ˈtɛrɪfaɪd] adj → terrifié(e)I was terrified! → J'étais terrifié!
to be terrified of sth → être terrifié(e) par qch
to be terrified that ... → être terrifié(e) à l'idée que ...
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
terrified
adj person, animal → verängstigt; look also → angstvoll; to be terrified of something → vor etw schreckliche Angst haben; he was terrified when/in case … → er hatte fürchterliche Angst, als …/davor, dass …; you look terrified → du hast Angst, das sieht man!
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
terrify
(ˈterifai) verb to make very frightened. She was terrified by his appearance.
terrific (təˈrifik) adjective1. marvellous; wonderful. a terrific party.
2. very great, powerful etc. He gave the ball a terrific kick.
terrifically (təˈrifikəli) adverb very (much). She enjoyed herself terrifically.
ˈterrified adjectiveThe terrified little girl screamed.
ˈterrifying adjectiveKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
terrified
→ مَرْعُوب vyděšený rædselsslagen verängstigt τρομοκρατημένος aterrorizado pelokas terrifié prestrašen terrorizzato 怖がった 겁에 질린 doodsbang vettskremt przerażony aterrorizado запуганный livrädd ทำให้น่ากลัวมาก aşırı derecede korkmuş khiếp sợ 受惊吓的Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009