verb
- to fill with terror or anxiety; to frighten greatly
- to coerce by intimidation or fear
Usage: British spelling
Usage: British spelling
Examples
- The gang continued to terrorise local shopkeepers.
- Wild storms terrorised the coastal villages.
- The dictator used secret police to terrorise his opponents.
- She refused to let the bullies terrorise her any longer.
- The horror film was designed to terrorise audiences.
- Pirates would terrorise merchant ships in these waters.