Hypertext Webster Gateway: "terrified"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Terrify \Ter"ri*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Terrified}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Terrifying}.] [L. terrere to frighten + -fy: cf. F.
terrifier, L. terrificare. See {Terrific}, and {-fy}.]
1. To make terrible. [Obs.]

If the law, instead of aggravating and terrifying
sin, shall give out license, it foils itself.
--Milton.

2. To alarm or shock with fear; to frighten.

When ye shall hear of wars . . . be not terrified.
--Luke xxi. 9.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

terrified
adj : 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" [syn: {panicky}, {panicked},
{panic-stricken}, {panic-struck}, {frightened}]


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