English verb: terrorize | |||
1. | terrorize (social) coerce by violence or with threats | ||
Examples | Sam cannot terrorize Sue | ||
Synonyms | terrorise | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | coerce, force, hale, pressure, squeeze | ||
2. | terrorize (emotion) fill with terror; frighten greatly | ||
Examples | The bad news will terrorize him | ||
Synonyms | terrify, terrorise | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | affright, fright, frighten, scare | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | panic | ||