Synonyms for terrified
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : ter-uh-fahy |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈtɛr əˌfaɪ |
Définition of terrified
Origin :- 1570s, from Latin terrificare "to frighten," from terrificus "causing terror" (see terrific). Related: Terrified; terrifying.
- adj afraid
- 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
Antonyms for terrified
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