1. past tense and past participle of terrorise; to fill with terror or fear; to intimidate through threats or violence
Usage: British spelling

Examples

• The villagers were terrorised by the armed gang.
• She had been terrorised by bullies at school for months.
• The dictator terrorised his own people through brutal tactics.
• Local shopkeepers were terrorised into paying protection money.
• The family was terrorised by threatening phone calls.
• Wild animals terrorised the remote settlement.
• He terrorised his neighbors with loud music and aggressive behavior.