terri-

(Latin: frightful, fearful; fear; fright; literally, causing terror)

Don't confuse this element with other words that are spelled in a similar way; such as, terrestrial, territory.

terrify

1. To frighten; to fill with terror; to intimidate.
2. To fill with terror or alarm; make greatly afraid.
3. To menace or to threaten; to fill with fear.

terrifying

1. Causing extreme terror.
2. Frightening or intimidating.

terror

Great fear, alarm; intense, over whelming fear; informal, one who is annoying or difficult to manage, especially a child.

terrorism

A systematic use of violence, terror, and intimidation to achieve an end.

terrorist

A person who coerces with violence and terror to achieve some objective.

terrorize

To fill or overwhelm with terror; to coerce by intimidation or fear.

terrorizer

If there are any numbers below, use them to see other pages in this unit.

Showing page 2 out of 2 pages of 22 words or word groups.

Back to Index | Search Box | Main Index

terri-

(Latin: frightful, fearful; fear; fright; literally, causing terror)

If there are any numbers below, use them to see other pages in this unit.

The Main-Word Info page

The + sign at the end of a unit title means all of the words in that unit have definitions.

Directory of special content and topics

Do you want to help to make this dictionary bigger and better?

Subscribe to this FREE Focusing on Words Newsletter

E-mail Contact words@wordinfo.info