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fearful | terrorized | Related terms |

As an adjective fearful

is frightening.

As a verb terrorized is

past tense of terrorize.

fearful

English

Alternative forms

* fearefull (obsolete) * fearfull (obsolete)

Adjective

(fearfuller)
  • Frightening.
  • Frightened, filled with terror.
  • * 1590 , (Edmund Spenser), The Faerie Queene , III.4:
    • Those two great champions did attonce pursew / The fearefull damzell with incessant payns [...].
  • Terrible.
  • Tending to fear.
    • fearful boy

    Synonyms

    * (frightened) frightened, timid, timorous * See also

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    terrorized

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (terrorize)

    • terrorize

    English

    Alternative forms

    * terrorise

    Verb

    (terroriz)
  • (American spelling)

    • Synonyms

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

    Related terms

    * terrorism * terrorist