terri

BrE /ˈtɛrɪfaɪ/ AmE /ˈtɛrəˌfaɪ/

verb en → es

past terrified pp terrified ing terrifying

1 SCARE [transitive] B2

to frighten someone very much; to make someone feel extremely afraid

asustar, aterrorizar

  • terrify somebody

Collocations terrified of something/somebody · be terrified by something

  • The noise terrifies the children.

    El ruido aterroriza a los niños.

2 FILL WITH TERROR [transitive] B2

to fill someone with terror; to make someone extremely frightened or anxious

llenar de terror, asustar mucho a alguien

  • terrify somebody

Collocations be terrified of something/somebody · terrified by something

  • The thought of public speaking terrifies her.

    El pensamiento de hablar en público la aterroriza.