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Antonyms for terrified


Grammar : Adj
Spell : ter-uh-fahy
Phonetic Transcription : ˈtɛr əˌfaɪ



Definition of terrified

Origin :
  • 1570s, from Latin terrificare "to frighten," from terrificus "causing terror" (see terrific). Related: Terrified; terrifying.
  • adj afraid
Example sentences :
  • And as she dropped them she saw the terrified face of Cornelius open its eyes.
  • Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
  • Her voice was that with which one seeks to cajole a terrified infant.
  • Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
  • But that afternoon of the first day at home she was terrified.
  • Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
  • What had so terrified the kongoni it would be impossible to say.
  • Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White
  • It was simply a concert of howling monkeys that had so terrified me!
  • Extract from : « Green Mansions » by W. H. Hudson
  • She was too terrified to add her weeping to the wail of the wind—it would have been too ghastly.
  • Extract from : « Dust » by Mr. and Mrs. Haldeman-Julius
  • He was terrified at the rapidity with which he had been involved in such dangers—decoyed into it.
  • Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
  • Sophie Croizette gazed at me with a terrified look in her eyes.
  • Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
  • I declare I was so terrified, I didn't know one house from another.
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 9 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • And then came the clang of the fire bell, and the waiting ranks were terrified.
  • Extract from : « The Widow O'Callaghan's Boys » by Gulielma Zollinger

Synonyms for terrified

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