English

Alternative forms

• terrorise (chiefly British)

Verb

terrorize ‎(third-person singular simple present terrorizes, present participle terrorizing, simple past and past participle terrorized)

1. (transitive) to fill (someone) with terror; to terrify
2. (transitive) to coerce (someone) by using threats or violence

Synonyms

• (fill with terror): petrify, terrify
• (coerce by threats or violence): bully, hector

Related terms

• terrorism
• terrorist

Translations